Gemstones

a hard, yellow-to-brown translucent fossil resin, often used in jewelry

She wore a necklace made of polished amber.

a clear semi-precious gemstone that is a crystallized quartz, with a violet to purple range of color

a clear semi-precious gemstone consisting beryllium, with a light blue to green range of color

a marine organism that lives in warm waters and forms clusters of polyps, which secrete calcium carbonate to build a hard skeleton

The aquarium showcased various species of coral in its exhibits.

a transparent green beryl valued as a gemstone

She wore a ring set with a sparkling emerald.

a precious or semi-precious piece of stone cut and polished to make items of jewelry

The ring was set with a sparkling gem.

a semi-precious gemstone that takes a high polish and is green, consisting of jadeite or nephrite

a precious or semi-precious piece of stone cut and polished to make items of jewelry

an artificial stone made of crystal glass or acrylic to look like diamond, used on clothes and in making cheap jewelry

a semi-precious gemstone that is softer than quartz and its white color shifts under the light, used in jewelry making

a hard shiny piece of mass that is shaped like a ball inside the shell of an oyster and is a highly valuable gem

She wore a stunning necklace made of perfectly round, lustrous pearls that glimmered in the light.

a blue-to-green mineral made of copper aluminum phosphate, often used as a gemstone

She wore a necklace set with a polished turquoise.

a precious red gemstone, a variety of corundum, ranging from crimson to pink

She wore a ring set with a bright ruby.

a clear and precious gemstone consisting corundum that is usually blue but comes in many other colors except red

a hard material, usually made of minerals, and often used for building things

The old castle was built entirely of stone, giving it a sturdy and imposing appearance.

a solid substance formed when a chemical compound solidifies, with atoms arranged in a highly regular, repeating pattern

Salt forms a cubic crystal when it solidifies.

a small piece of jewelry with a short metal post that is pierced into a part of the body

She wore a sparkling diamond stud in her earlobe, adding an elegant touch to her outfit.

a piece of jewelry, decorated by gemstones, resembling a small crown worn on the front of the head by women

extremely clever, talented, or impressive

He's a brilliant coach who always gets the best out of his team.

a gemstone that typically ranges in color from yellow-green to olive-green and is composed of the mineral olivine

a type of feldspar mineral that exhibits a unique adularescence effect, giving it a distinct glow or shimmer that appears to move across the surface of the stone

a type of chalcedony mineral characterized by its banded patterns and a hardness of 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale

a silicate mineral that is valued as a gemstone, typically yellow to yellow-brown in color but can also be blue, green, pink, or clear

a mineral gemstone that typically exhibits shades of red, but can also appear in other colors such as green, orange, and brown

a yellow to brownish quartz that is used as a gemstone

a mineral that typically occurs in various colors and is used as a gemstone in jewelry

a loaf of bread that is narrow and long

She bought a fresh baguette from the bakery to accompany her meal of cheese and wine.

a naturally occurring, extremely hard crystalline form of carbon, prized as a gemstone

a black or dark-colored variety of chalcedony, a type of cryptocrystalline quartz, often used as a gemstone or for decorative purposes