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The Three
important categories of Stones / Gems are : |
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1. Zoological Gems / Stones : like
Elephant teeth, pearl etc. |
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2. Mineral Gems / Stones : like
Diamond, Coral etc. |
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3. Botanical Gems /Stones : like
Tranmani and Jet etc. sometimes coral. |
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The three
important features of gems / stones are : |
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1. Beautification |
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2. Rareness |
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3. Stability |
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Few important Gems
and stones are: |
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1. Emerald (Panna) |
2. Blue Sapphire (Neelam) |
3.
Pearl (Moti) |
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4. Coral (Moonga) |
5. Diamond (Heera) |
6.
Ruby (Manikya) |
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7. Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj) |
8. Cat's Eye (Lahsunia) |
9.
Zircon (Gomed) |
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10. Jade (Margaj) |
11. Citrine (Sunhela) |
12. Garnet (Tamda) |
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13. Turquoise (Firoja) |
14. Lazis Lazuli (Lajwart) |
15. Aquamarine (Beruj) |
