Gemstones

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, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli) or organic materials that are not minerals (such as amber or jet) are also used for jewelry and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well. Most gemstones are hard, but some soft minerals are used in jewelry because of their luster or other physical properties that have aesthetic value. Rarity is another characteristic that lends value to a gems ...more

The Book Thief
1984
The Little Prince
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
Pride and Prejudice
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Alchemist
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Brave New World
The Secret History
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingSylvester and the Magic Pebble by William SteigThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. WhiteCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Sunshine Stone by Foster Henderson
Magic Stones
126 books — 13 voters
Hey Hue-Man Where Is Our Food by Toni CroweTo The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn IveyWho Educates Parents? by Žilvinas SvigarisThe Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsThe Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Books that are under-appreciated gems.
378 books — 79 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteNight Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie EphronThe Finishing Touches by Hester BrownePearl by Jo Knowles
Pearls on the Cover
126 books — 17 voters
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Bride Backfire by Kelly Eileen HakeStorm Glass by Maria V. SnyderThe Opal Deception by Eoin ColferAll I Wanted Was Sushi But I Got Abducted By Aliens Instead by Petra Palerno
"Opal"
41 books — 8 voters


...here (in India) the diamond is the king of the gemstones. But if we use value and beauty as our criteria it is certain that, for us, emeralds hold first place, then rubies.
Garcia da Orta, Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India

Steve K. Smy
An author is like a jeweller, with words as their gemstones and imagination the precious metals.
Steve Smy

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