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Glittering Stones Glossary B

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Beryl:
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.
 
Bloodstone:
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.
 
Brass:
Brass is an alloy naturally of 60% copper and 40% zinc.
 
Bronze:
Bronze is an alloy of at slightest 60% copper and tin or other metals.

 

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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