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- Beryl:
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Beryl occurs in a diversity of colors including
green, yellow, greenish-yellow, blue to blue-green, red, colorless
and also pink. There are wide references to beryl as a gemstone
in folk lore.
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- Bloodstone:
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Bloodstone is soft green jasper
stippled with red spots from iron oxide. A type of
chalcedony it is also referred as Heliotrope. Bloodstone is
a comparatively soft stone and is one of the ancient birthstones
for February or March.
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- Brass:
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Brass is an alloy naturally of 60% copper
and 40% zinc.
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- Bronze:
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Bronze is an alloy of at slightest 60%
copper and tin or other metals.
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