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Fashion

Anything to do with making, designing or appreciating clothing of the prevailing trends.

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opaque

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term used for gemstones that you cannot see any light passing through the gem. Lapis and malachite are an example of this.

organic gemstone

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Most gemstones are minerals with a crystal structure but some gems, such as amber and pearl, are organic rather than mineral, being formed by plants and animals. See also ...

padparadscha

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Derived from the Sinhalese term for "lotus flower," padparadscha refers to a lush pink and orange sapphire resembling the color of the lotus. Padparadscha is also sometimes used ...

paraiba

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A rare copper-bearing tourmaline with an intense blue or blue-green color, first found in the state of Paraiba in Brazil in 1989. There have been recent finds in Nigeria and ...

pavilion

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The lower portion of a gemstone that begins just below the girdle.

pear cut

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Resembling a pear or teardrop, this fancy cut is rounded on one end and pointed on the other.

phenomenal gems

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Gems that display unusual optical properties such as color change, chatoyancy, asterism or iridescence.