March 5: GEM

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Literal translation: 'not drunken'
One of the four precious stones
Commonly referenced as 8 on the Mohs scale
Sometimes known as the 'gem of the sun'
This gemstone generally indicates metamorphism deep in the Earth's crust
One of the four precious stones
The oldest known mineral on earth
Literal translation: 'pomegranate'
Commonly referenced as a 4 on the Mohs scale
This gemstone was once believed to give it's wearer protection in litigation
One of the four precious stones
This is the only mineral discovered as a cut gemstone, rather than as a crystal
Commonly referenced as an 8.5 on the Mohs scale
This gemstone comes in the widest variety of colors
The best known variety of Spodumene
One of the four precious stones
Sometimes known as 'the mother of all gemstones'

8,2

5,3

4

15,11

9,1,6

7,13,12,14

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