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85. ALEXANDRITE: It is used in the worlds of talisman and amulets and it is a
wonderful stone. It is marvelous stone that can change its color twice in 24 hours.
When looks at it at night under the light of the candle stick it looks like as the eyes of
an owl. During the bright daylight its color changes to green the pictured of the same
stone is shown hare. The time when this stone was discovered in the mountain, the
King was Caesar Alexander II, the stone was therefore, named after him and known
as Alexandrite. In Russia, these stone's are considered very auspicious.
86. ADULARIA: This stone can be used in lieu of diamonds. These were first
discovered in Switzerland’s Alulaar locality, hence the name.
87. AMAZOTIE: finished out first from the Amazon River of America, These stone are
light green or light blue in color and used in lieu of turquoise.
88. AZURITE: Violet in color these birthstones belong to the category of opal, and act
in lieu
of the joint influences of emerald and blue sapphire. Green stripes run in the middle
of these birthstones.
89. ARAGONIT: These stone are available in various colors such as yellow, grey or
blue always in broad stripes across its body. It belongs to the category of Hakeek
stones.
90. ALMANDINE: It belongs to the garnet category, it exudes flashes of red and yellow
and thereby produces the imagery of rubies and can actually be used in place of
rubies, and it can also be used while warming heart as a medicinal adjuvant.
91. OBSIDIAN: It looks like a natural glass and it exudes glazes of silver, but is
opaque. A find of the Stone Age this stone was used to chisel out arrow mouth or
knives.
92. APATITE: A very soft stone, this can be used in place of blue sapphire. It is carved
very carefully, often creates the image of blue sapphire and is transparent.
93. ANGLESITE: It sis a semi-jewel of the yellow sapphire group. Yellowish shade is
founds in these stone. Very soft, often, has angles and is considered sacred.
94. ALBITE: It belongs to the moon stone group of stones and is white. Many times it
is also found in colorless forms and creates the illusion of diamonds.
95. ADAMANTINE: It is a semi-jewel of diamond, and can be found in blue, yellow and
green tinges.
96. AVENTURINE QUARTZ: It is also called Aventurine. It looks like simple glass and
is found in red, grey and light yellow colors. It was discovered in 1700 and type of
chemical birthstones. It is worn in place of rubies. It is also used as a medicament to
warm the heart.
97. BRAZILLIANITE: It is found in the mines of Brazil and the birthstone is transparent
and
yellow in color, not used for wearing on person.
98. BERILLONITE: It is a semi-jewel of diamonds, colorless and transparent. Very
soft however not fit to wear.
99. BRONZITE: Generally found in red or honey colors, this stone has much iron in it.
A semi-birthstone of the zircon group, it is also found many times in deep grey and
black
colors.
100. BAEYET: It is found in gray yellow and many different colors.
101. BLUETOPAZ: It belongs to the topaz group, and blue in color, which is why it is
also worn in place of blue sapphire.
102. BLUE ZIRCON: It created the illusion of blue sapphire and used in place of that
stone.
103. BENITOITE: It also creates the illusion of blue sapphire, and found in colorless,
blue and black shades.
104. CHRYSOCOLLA: It is one of the Opal groups of stones. Available only in green
color with grey polish on it.
105. CITRINE: Similar top the topaz group stones it is used in place of yellow
sapphire, and often creates imagery of that.
106. CELESTINE: It is generally found colorless, but some of them found in milky
white, yellow, orange and blue tings. It is very hard and is also used in place of
diamonds.
107. CASSETERITE: It is a transparent colorless stone found in yellowish shade,
heavy, hard and is used in place of diamonds.
108. CAL SITE: Found in the mines of marble and lime, it is a colorless (whitish)
semi-precious stone generally called a substitute for Moons.
109. CARNELIAN: It is available only in Brazil and it is a translucent stone. In
European countries it is found in red and orange colors. It can also replace a coral.
110. CHARYSOPHORASE: Widely used in Greece, especially in Rome, this stone is
translucent and apple green in color.
111. DEMATOID: Profusely found in Russia’s Ural Mountains range, it is a garnet
group of stone with light green tings. There lies a golden glaze around this stone.
112. DENBURITE: It is translucent and mostly seen colorless or sometimes even
found with yellowish tinge. It can be used in place of yellow sapphire.
113. DIOPSIDE: It is bottle green or deep gray in color. Quantum of iron and
magnesium is more in it than that of anything else. It is used in emerald place.
114. DUMORTIERITE: This stone is one of the rock-crystal groups of stones, and it is
found in blue, violet and grey colors. Mostly it is found in Nevada (America) or France
and is a semi-birthstone of turquoise.
115. DOLOMITE: It is a colorless stone though a yellowish shadow comes out of it. It
is found in the mines of Italy and used as ornaments. It is a semi precious stone.
116. DUMORTIORITE: It is a semi-birthstone of turquoise.
117. EPIDOTE: It is a transparent, deep yellow, grey and green stone, mostly found in
France, Austria and Russia. It is also known as 'Unakite',
118. FIRE AGATE: It is also known as 'Akeek' Stone, got its nomenclature because of
its look which is that if the living cinders, it can be worn in place of corals.
119. FLUORITE: It is found in green, pink and light gold translucent colors, However it
is not quite fit to be displayed in the collection of birthstone and jewels. Since the
stone is
highly soft scratches settle on it and it also gets powdered easily.
120. GREEN ZIRCON: It belongs to the zircon group of stones, and can be used in
place of emeralds.
121. GREEN GARNET: It is a semi-precious stone, these are the garnet group of
stones, mostly used as garlands and seldom worn in rings.
122. GREEN SAPPHIRE: It is deep green, hard stone of sapphire group. It is look like
blockishness.
123. GOSHENITE: It is a high quality colorless jewel of the beryl group, of which pearl
and diamonds can be made through chemical process. It has the glaze of silver that
gives pure white color.
124. GREEN TOPAZ: This stone of the topaz group is very soft and can be cut
according to any design or shape.
125. HELIDOR: It is worn in place of yellow sapphire. It is very soft and can be cut to
sizes and shapes according to one's desire and designs.
126. HOWLITE: It is very soft just like pieces of chocolate block and mostly found in
California of United States of America. Which often creates an illusion of firouna?
127. HESSONITE: It is a garnet group of stone available in many different colors and
can be used in place of zircon.
128. HAWK'S EYE QUARTZ: It is a jewel of cat's eye group. Which when takes the
shape of a precious piece of birthstone it looks like a hawk's aye. This is very catchy
which
is why the tantrics wear this stone to attract people.
129. HEMATITE: There is a metallic glaze in this stone, and because the amount of
iron is quite heavy, it also looks like black glass pieces. It is, therefore, called iron
rose too. When cut in small striped pieces they look red.
wonderful stone. It is marvelous stone that can change its color twice in 24 hours.
When looks at it at night under the light of the candle stick it looks like as the eyes of
an owl. During the bright daylight its color changes to green the pictured of the same
stone is shown hare. The time when this stone was discovered in the mountain, the
King was Caesar Alexander II, the stone was therefore, named after him and known
as Alexandrite. In Russia, these stone's are considered very auspicious.
86. ADULARIA: This stone can be used in lieu of diamonds. These were first
discovered in Switzerland’s Alulaar locality, hence the name.
87. AMAZOTIE: finished out first from the Amazon River of America, These stone are
light green or light blue in color and used in lieu of turquoise.
88. AZURITE: Violet in color these birthstones belong to the category of opal, and act
in lieu
of the joint influences of emerald and blue sapphire. Green stripes run in the middle
of these birthstones.
89. ARAGONIT: These stone are available in various colors such as yellow, grey or
blue always in broad stripes across its body. It belongs to the category of Hakeek
stones.
90. ALMANDINE: It belongs to the garnet category, it exudes flashes of red and yellow
and thereby produces the imagery of rubies and can actually be used in place of
rubies, and it can also be used while warming heart as a medicinal adjuvant.
91. OBSIDIAN: It looks like a natural glass and it exudes glazes of silver, but is
opaque. A find of the Stone Age this stone was used to chisel out arrow mouth or
knives.
92. APATITE: A very soft stone, this can be used in place of blue sapphire. It is carved
very carefully, often creates the image of blue sapphire and is transparent.
93. ANGLESITE: It sis a semi-jewel of the yellow sapphire group. Yellowish shade is
founds in these stone. Very soft, often, has angles and is considered sacred.
94. ALBITE: It belongs to the moon stone group of stones and is white. Many times it
is also found in colorless forms and creates the illusion of diamonds.
95. ADAMANTINE: It is a semi-jewel of diamond, and can be found in blue, yellow and
green tinges.
96. AVENTURINE QUARTZ: It is also called Aventurine. It looks like simple glass and
is found in red, grey and light yellow colors. It was discovered in 1700 and type of
chemical birthstones. It is worn in place of rubies. It is also used as a medicament to
warm the heart.
97. BRAZILLIANITE: It is found in the mines of Brazil and the birthstone is transparent
and
yellow in color, not used for wearing on person.
98. BERILLONITE: It is a semi-jewel of diamonds, colorless and transparent. Very
soft however not fit to wear.
99. BRONZITE: Generally found in red or honey colors, this stone has much iron in it.
A semi-birthstone of the zircon group, it is also found many times in deep grey and
black
colors.
100. BAEYET: It is found in gray yellow and many different colors.
101. BLUETOPAZ: It belongs to the topaz group, and blue in color, which is why it is
also worn in place of blue sapphire.
102. BLUE ZIRCON: It created the illusion of blue sapphire and used in place of that
stone.
103. BENITOITE: It also creates the illusion of blue sapphire, and found in colorless,
blue and black shades.
104. CHRYSOCOLLA: It is one of the Opal groups of stones. Available only in green
color with grey polish on it.
105. CITRINE: Similar top the topaz group stones it is used in place of yellow
sapphire, and often creates imagery of that.
106. CELESTINE: It is generally found colorless, but some of them found in milky
white, yellow, orange and blue tings. It is very hard and is also used in place of
diamonds.
107. CASSETERITE: It is a transparent colorless stone found in yellowish shade,
heavy, hard and is used in place of diamonds.
108. CAL SITE: Found in the mines of marble and lime, it is a colorless (whitish)
semi-precious stone generally called a substitute for Moons.
109. CARNELIAN: It is available only in Brazil and it is a translucent stone. In
European countries it is found in red and orange colors. It can also replace a coral.
110. CHARYSOPHORASE: Widely used in Greece, especially in Rome, this stone is
translucent and apple green in color.
111. DEMATOID: Profusely found in Russia’s Ural Mountains range, it is a garnet
group of stone with light green tings. There lies a golden glaze around this stone.
112. DENBURITE: It is translucent and mostly seen colorless or sometimes even
found with yellowish tinge. It can be used in place of yellow sapphire.
113. DIOPSIDE: It is bottle green or deep gray in color. Quantum of iron and
magnesium is more in it than that of anything else. It is used in emerald place.
114. DUMORTIERITE: This stone is one of the rock-crystal groups of stones, and it is
found in blue, violet and grey colors. Mostly it is found in Nevada (America) or France
and is a semi-birthstone of turquoise.
115. DOLOMITE: It is a colorless stone though a yellowish shadow comes out of it. It
is found in the mines of Italy and used as ornaments. It is a semi precious stone.
116. DUMORTIORITE: It is a semi-birthstone of turquoise.
117. EPIDOTE: It is a transparent, deep yellow, grey and green stone, mostly found in
France, Austria and Russia. It is also known as 'Unakite',
118. FIRE AGATE: It is also known as 'Akeek' Stone, got its nomenclature because of
its look which is that if the living cinders, it can be worn in place of corals.
119. FLUORITE: It is found in green, pink and light gold translucent colors, However it
is not quite fit to be displayed in the collection of birthstone and jewels. Since the
stone is
highly soft scratches settle on it and it also gets powdered easily.
120. GREEN ZIRCON: It belongs to the zircon group of stones, and can be used in
place of emeralds.
121. GREEN GARNET: It is a semi-precious stone, these are the garnet group of
stones, mostly used as garlands and seldom worn in rings.
122. GREEN SAPPHIRE: It is deep green, hard stone of sapphire group. It is look like
blockishness.
123. GOSHENITE: It is a high quality colorless jewel of the beryl group, of which pearl
and diamonds can be made through chemical process. It has the glaze of silver that
gives pure white color.
124. GREEN TOPAZ: This stone of the topaz group is very soft and can be cut
according to any design or shape.
125. HELIDOR: It is worn in place of yellow sapphire. It is very soft and can be cut to
sizes and shapes according to one's desire and designs.
126. HOWLITE: It is very soft just like pieces of chocolate block and mostly found in
California of United States of America. Which often creates an illusion of firouna?
127. HESSONITE: It is a garnet group of stone available in many different colors and
can be used in place of zircon.
128. HAWK'S EYE QUARTZ: It is a jewel of cat's eye group. Which when takes the
shape of a precious piece of birthstone it looks like a hawk's aye. This is very catchy
which
is why the tantrics wear this stone to attract people.
129. HEMATITE: There is a metallic glaze in this stone, and because the amount of
iron is quite heavy, it also looks like black glass pieces. It is, therefore, called iron
rose too. When cut in small striped pieces they look red.
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130. IVORY: the engraved artifact made of animals.' tusks or teeth or bones are called
ivory- such as elephants' tusk, boars' teeth, bones of hippopotamus etc -- all fall in
the category of fossilized birthstones. According to the legends, all these animals are
capable of wielding miraculous powers; hence these birthstones are very important
object
for researches according to the tenets of the tantra.
131. IOLITE: These jewels are known as iolite or cordiarite because of their deep sky
blue or violet color some even term it as water sapphire. It is a semi-jewel for Saturn.
132. JET: It is a semi-precious jewel like the Akeek, has least shine as it does not
have water content at all. That is also another reason why it breaks and scatters very
soon and generally considered as unfit for wearing as a jewel on person.
133. JASPER: It is a rare jewel with both deep stripes and sports on the body, found
in many colors; it found its name from the Greek, jasper, meaning the stone with
spots.
134. JADEITE: It is for making weapons and instruments in ancient times and it is a
very hard stone. It is a semi-jewel of emerald group. It is used for treatment of kidney
in United state and is as expensive as gold.
135. KUNJITE: It is available in any different colors such as pink, yellow, light green
and grey. It can be used in place of rock crystal and diamond.
136. KORNERUPINE: A semi-jewel of emerald, it is mostly found in green or pink
colors.
137. LABRODORITE: This stone is generally found in the mines of Finland, Norway
and Russia and used in setting the birthstone and jewels. The main chunk of this
stone is
multi-colored; the stone is available in yellow, red and grey,
138. MOSS AGATE: it is black spotted on its body. It is also translucent. It is used in
setting the jewels and birthstones.
139. LIDDICOALITE: It is a multi-colored stone in which the rainbow reflects
constantly. It is also used in place of navaratan or a nine-jewel combine.
140. MELNITE: It is a carbon group of stone and a semi-jewel of diamond. It there
fore can be worn in lieu of diamond.
141. MORGANITE: It is pink or violet in colors. An American scientist Baker John
Morgan, upon whom the jewel has been names, discovered it. It has a very charming
shines and can be worn in place of rubies.
142. NEPHRITE: It is one of the jadeite groups of stone, found in almost all colors.
However, nephrite in green color is highly sought after and precious. It is also known
an Indian Jade.
143. PHENAKITE: It is a hard, colorless, transparent stone, found mostly in Greece
and creates the illusion of being the rock-crystal stone. However, this stone is
costlier than the rock crystal and used in place of diamonds.
144. PINK SAPPHIRE: It is found mostly in the mines of Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the
African countries, these pink sapphires often like rubies. The jewel is considered one
of the high quality jewels with a shine unparallel in the history of birthstones.
145. PREHNITE: It is a semi-jewel of yellow sapphire group, often in oily yellow and
green colors.
146. PHOSPHOPHYLITE: It can be used in lieu of diamonds and emeralds. It is a
precious stone with brilliant shine, and mostly found in the mines of Germany and
United States.
147. PINK TOPAZ: It belongs to the topaz family, can be used in place of yellow
sapphire and emerald.
148. RHODODINE: It is a smooth stone found in pink color, can be used as coral but
is a bit larges than the corals.
149. ROSE QUARTZ: It can be used in place of rubies.
150. SERPENTINE: It often creates illusion as though jade or onyx, which are all
green and transparent. It can be used in place of emeralds.
151. SINHALITE: It is a semi-jewel of yellow sapphire. It is also available in yellow,
grey and light green in color. It often creates an illusion of being a period, but is a
semi-jewel of jewels sapphire.
152. STAUTOLITE: it is a semi-birthstone of emerald, found in grey and black colors
which
can be used in place of zircon and blue sapphire. In some foreign lands it is also
known as" cross stone". It is highly marvelous in action.
153. SCHEELITE: It is a very glittering jewel; many times it looks like a yellow topaz
and many times like a transparent colorless birthstone which creates the ill-using of
diamond. It can be used in place of yellow sapphire.
154. SPODUMENE: It is a kunzite group of jewels generally found in pink, grey and
yellow colors. Its transparent ray is charming. Mostly it is found in the mines of Brazil
and can be used in place of ruby.
155. SARD: It is one of the agate stones with red color and can be worn in place of
emerald.
156. SARD-ONYX: Onyx and agate are the stones of the same type. It is available in
red, grey color and is very soft on which sculpting is possible. Many artistic drawings
and designs have been engraved on this stone.
157. SCAPOLITE: A color stone, it is also called 'Wernerite' because a German
birthstoneologist, A G Werner had discovered it after great research. It is found in
pinkish
grey and blue colors, and can be used in place of the blue sapphires.
158. SILLIMANITE: It is known after the name of American scientist Professor
Silliman which was found in American continent and can be worn in place of blue
sapphires.
159. SPEHALERITE: It is a transparent jewel which throws shines like diamonds
from many sides of its body, and is generally yellow in color. It can be used in place of
yellow sapphire.
160. SPINEL: This stone too is found in many colors. But the one in pomegranate
color is very beautiful. It is a jewel, which can be found in foreign countries and
seldom in India.
161. SODALITE: It is known by the name of Sodalite because it has higher sodium
amount in its constitution. It is found in deep blue and violet colors, and can be used
in place of blue sapphires. It is a jewel of lapis lajuli group.
162. SHELL: It was the currency for exchange in the ancient India. It has been used in
multifarious jewelery in foreign countries, which eventually categorized it as jewel.
Indeed the shell or 'kandbi' as was called in India is only the common medium used
to play the game of dice or 'chausar' a type of gambling.
163. SPESSARTINE: It is a high quality jewel of garnet group. Mostly available in
foreign countries, it is orange in color.
164. TUGTUPITE: It is one of the tourmaline groups of jewels, discovered in 1060 AD
in Greenland. It is found in two colors so far-light white and pink.
165. TAAFFETE: It is a very rare jewel, was discovered by Count Taaffe in an Ireland
mine, after whom it was eventually named. It is equally precious as diamond.
166. TITANITE: It can be worn in place of yellow sapphire. It is transparent, highly
shiny having a specialty that a blackish ray can be seen separated from its original
ray.
167. UVAROVITE: It is a stone of garnet group which looks black outwardly but when
chiselled green colored jewels come out of its blocks. It is also semi-precious and
can be used in place of emeralds.
168. WATERMELON TOURMALINE: It is found in 15 different colors, but all the colors
are light. In these tourmalines the upper side looks green and its middle portion
looks pink.
169. YELLOW ORTHAGLASE: One can wear this jewel in lieu of yellow sapphire. It
has iron much in its constitution, very hard naturally and in its corners the blackish
shadows are visible.
170. YELOW TURMOLINE: It is a very soft type of tourmaline jewels, which gets
scratches very easily.
171. ZOISITE: It is generally found in blue and violet colors; often produce the illusion
of sapphire group of birthstones, which it does not belong to. This jewel is found in
the mines of Tanzania and other parts of East Africa.
ivory- such as elephants' tusk, boars' teeth, bones of hippopotamus etc -- all fall in
the category of fossilized birthstones. According to the legends, all these animals are
capable of wielding miraculous powers; hence these birthstones are very important
object
for researches according to the tenets of the tantra.
131. IOLITE: These jewels are known as iolite or cordiarite because of their deep sky
blue or violet color some even term it as water sapphire. It is a semi-jewel for Saturn.
132. JET: It is a semi-precious jewel like the Akeek, has least shine as it does not
have water content at all. That is also another reason why it breaks and scatters very
soon and generally considered as unfit for wearing as a jewel on person.
133. JASPER: It is a rare jewel with both deep stripes and sports on the body, found
in many colors; it found its name from the Greek, jasper, meaning the stone with
spots.
134. JADEITE: It is for making weapons and instruments in ancient times and it is a
very hard stone. It is a semi-jewel of emerald group. It is used for treatment of kidney
in United state and is as expensive as gold.
135. KUNJITE: It is available in any different colors such as pink, yellow, light green
and grey. It can be used in place of rock crystal and diamond.
136. KORNERUPINE: A semi-jewel of emerald, it is mostly found in green or pink
colors.
137. LABRODORITE: This stone is generally found in the mines of Finland, Norway
and Russia and used in setting the birthstone and jewels. The main chunk of this
stone is
multi-colored; the stone is available in yellow, red and grey,
138. MOSS AGATE: it is black spotted on its body. It is also translucent. It is used in
setting the jewels and birthstones.
139. LIDDICOALITE: It is a multi-colored stone in which the rainbow reflects
constantly. It is also used in place of navaratan or a nine-jewel combine.
140. MELNITE: It is a carbon group of stone and a semi-jewel of diamond. It there
fore can be worn in lieu of diamond.
141. MORGANITE: It is pink or violet in colors. An American scientist Baker John
Morgan, upon whom the jewel has been names, discovered it. It has a very charming
shines and can be worn in place of rubies.
142. NEPHRITE: It is one of the jadeite groups of stone, found in almost all colors.
However, nephrite in green color is highly sought after and precious. It is also known
an Indian Jade.
143. PHENAKITE: It is a hard, colorless, transparent stone, found mostly in Greece
and creates the illusion of being the rock-crystal stone. However, this stone is
costlier than the rock crystal and used in place of diamonds.
144. PINK SAPPHIRE: It is found mostly in the mines of Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the
African countries, these pink sapphires often like rubies. The jewel is considered one
of the high quality jewels with a shine unparallel in the history of birthstones.
145. PREHNITE: It is a semi-jewel of yellow sapphire group, often in oily yellow and
green colors.
146. PHOSPHOPHYLITE: It can be used in lieu of diamonds and emeralds. It is a
precious stone with brilliant shine, and mostly found in the mines of Germany and
United States.
147. PINK TOPAZ: It belongs to the topaz family, can be used in place of yellow
sapphire and emerald.
148. RHODODINE: It is a smooth stone found in pink color, can be used as coral but
is a bit larges than the corals.
149. ROSE QUARTZ: It can be used in place of rubies.
150. SERPENTINE: It often creates illusion as though jade or onyx, which are all
green and transparent. It can be used in place of emeralds.
151. SINHALITE: It is a semi-jewel of yellow sapphire. It is also available in yellow,
grey and light green in color. It often creates an illusion of being a period, but is a
semi-jewel of jewels sapphire.
152. STAUTOLITE: it is a semi-birthstone of emerald, found in grey and black colors
which
can be used in place of zircon and blue sapphire. In some foreign lands it is also
known as" cross stone". It is highly marvelous in action.
153. SCHEELITE: It is a very glittering jewel; many times it looks like a yellow topaz
and many times like a transparent colorless birthstone which creates the ill-using of
diamond. It can be used in place of yellow sapphire.
154. SPODUMENE: It is a kunzite group of jewels generally found in pink, grey and
yellow colors. Its transparent ray is charming. Mostly it is found in the mines of Brazil
and can be used in place of ruby.
155. SARD: It is one of the agate stones with red color and can be worn in place of
emerald.
156. SARD-ONYX: Onyx and agate are the stones of the same type. It is available in
red, grey color and is very soft on which sculpting is possible. Many artistic drawings
and designs have been engraved on this stone.
157. SCAPOLITE: A color stone, it is also called 'Wernerite' because a German
birthstoneologist, A G Werner had discovered it after great research. It is found in
pinkish
grey and blue colors, and can be used in place of the blue sapphires.
158. SILLIMANITE: It is known after the name of American scientist Professor
Silliman which was found in American continent and can be worn in place of blue
sapphires.
159. SPEHALERITE: It is a transparent jewel which throws shines like diamonds
from many sides of its body, and is generally yellow in color. It can be used in place of
yellow sapphire.
160. SPINEL: This stone too is found in many colors. But the one in pomegranate
color is very beautiful. It is a jewel, which can be found in foreign countries and
seldom in India.
161. SODALITE: It is known by the name of Sodalite because it has higher sodium
amount in its constitution. It is found in deep blue and violet colors, and can be used
in place of blue sapphires. It is a jewel of lapis lajuli group.
162. SHELL: It was the currency for exchange in the ancient India. It has been used in
multifarious jewelery in foreign countries, which eventually categorized it as jewel.
Indeed the shell or 'kandbi' as was called in India is only the common medium used
to play the game of dice or 'chausar' a type of gambling.
163. SPESSARTINE: It is a high quality jewel of garnet group. Mostly available in
foreign countries, it is orange in color.
164. TUGTUPITE: It is one of the tourmaline groups of jewels, discovered in 1060 AD
in Greenland. It is found in two colors so far-light white and pink.
165. TAAFFETE: It is a very rare jewel, was discovered by Count Taaffe in an Ireland
mine, after whom it was eventually named. It is equally precious as diamond.
166. TITANITE: It can be worn in place of yellow sapphire. It is transparent, highly
shiny having a specialty that a blackish ray can be seen separated from its original
ray.
167. UVAROVITE: It is a stone of garnet group which looks black outwardly but when
chiselled green colored jewels come out of its blocks. It is also semi-precious and
can be used in place of emeralds.
168. WATERMELON TOURMALINE: It is found in 15 different colors, but all the colors
are light. In these tourmalines the upper side looks green and its middle portion
looks pink.
169. YELLOW ORTHAGLASE: One can wear this jewel in lieu of yellow sapphire. It
has iron much in its constitution, very hard naturally and in its corners the blackish
shadows are visible.
170. YELOW TURMOLINE: It is a very soft type of tourmaline jewels, which gets
scratches very easily.
171. ZOISITE: It is generally found in blue and violet colors; often produce the illusion
of sapphire group of birthstones, which it does not belong to. This jewel is found in
the mines of Tanzania and other parts of East Africa.
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