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Unlike the Crown Jewels—which mainly date from the accession of Charles II—the jewels are not official regalia or insignia. Much of the collection was designed for queens regnant and queens consort, though some kings have added to the collection. Most of the jewellery was purchased from other European heads of state and members of the ...
Uncut Gems was a large influence on developing the visual language and camera work in the Pixar film Inside Out 2, and many of its elements were used in the film. The film's main characters are personifications of the feelings of Riley, a teenage girl, and Uncut Gems influenced the framing of Anxiety's scenes, particularly when Anxiety takes ...
2 Artificial and lab created. 3 Organic. 4 Rocks. 5 Chatoyant gems. 6 Asterism. 7 See also. 8 References. 9 Further reading. List of gemstones by species. 6 languages.
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.
Bahia Emerald [2] Carolina Emperor, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 310 carats uncut, 64.8 carats cut; discovered in the United States in 2009, resides in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences , Raleigh, NC, US Chalk Emerald
This page provides a comprehensive list of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones, and gemstones.
In Tibetan Buddhism, the Three Jewels and Three Roots are supports in which a Buddhist takes refuge by means of a prayer or recitation at the beginning of the day or of a practice session. The Three Jewels are the first and the Three Roots are the second set of three Tibetan Buddhist refuge formulations, the Outer , Inner and Secret forms of ...
Three of the Treasure's Trove jewels were original pieces, including a 19th-century Russian grasshopper, a snail and a ladybug. [11] Another jewel, representing the villain Rusful, was an uncut black diamond. [12] The rest of the jewels were made by Robert Q. Underhill of Jewelry Designs in Danbury, Connecticut.