This is evident from the very fact that diamond exhibits perfect cleavage which means it can be easily split by a single blow whereas the other precious stones possess no such cleavage and are hence much preferred due to their longevity.
Ruby sapphire emerald stones.
Most people are surprised to hear that rubies sapphires and emeralds have been found in north carolina they are even more surprised when they learn that there are about a dozen locations in north carolina where anyone can look for gemstones and keep anything that they find.
Everything else was called semi precious.
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The precious categorization was a reference to value.
Group of precious and semiprecious stones both uncut and faceted including clockwise from top left diamond uncut synthetic sapphire ruby uncut emerald and amethyst crystal cluster.
Until recently only emerald ruby and sapphire were officially called precious gems.
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Some exceptional sizes are also available.
Ruby is the most popular red gemstone and sapphire is the most popular blue gemstone.
Diamond emerald sapphire and ruby all the gemstone which are not these four are considered semi precious stones.
Since ancient time stones was classified by their hardness with the term precious stones are considered the four more precious and desirable gemstone with the highest hardness and value.
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Until recently only emerald ruby and sapphire were officially called precious gemstones.
This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones as.
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All other gems were referred to as semi precious.
A gemstone also called a gem fine gem jewel precious stone or semi precious stone is a piece of mineral crystal which in cut and polished form.
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The precious categorization is a reference to value.
The pie chart on this page shows the share of colored stone imports on a dollar value basis that went to the categories of sapphire ruby emerald and all other gemstone varieties during the 2015 calendar year.
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