The earth beneath our feet is a hub of hidden secrets that has always been nurturing billions of mysterious through its immeasurable bosoms. It’s because of these mysterious and secrets that we can see considerable differences in soils and other elements that composite the earth. Different kinds of stones are an evident proof of the changes and growth that caused by these mysterious.

These pieces of stones also serve as an emblem of the world’s spirit and its inner soul. The heartbeat of the earth can be heard even in the shortest pebble, but all you need is watchful eyes and ears that can really hear in the silence.

What they have in them, and what they can do for you, you can feel that all just holding them in your hands. We know instinctively that they will not chip and they will not break. Their inner beauty and grace always attract you and ask you to put them in your hands. You can’t resist and want to feel their true feel.

You may like these stones, their inner beauty and grace, but gemstones have feelings too, and if they do not feel well with you, they may not give you the desired objects that you want to have from them, or they may react in some other way. You believe it or not, but stones, or to be more exact gemstones can feel you with their inner beauty and grace and if it matches with yours, they can be suitable for you, otherwise, you may need to have some other stone that can go well with your feelings and nature.

That’s why it is said to have or wear a gemstone that go nicely with your nature and character. These stones can really do wonders for you if their inner beauty and grace match with yours.

Gemstones or gems are rare and expensive kinds of stones that are found in some specific areas of the world .The specific characteristics and properties of different gemstones have been recognized in almost every well known civilization and in almost every age. Similarly, in human societies, different gemstones were reckoned the possessors of different kinds of powers. People have been using gemstones for different purposes like financial gains, healing, keeping bad luck and witches away etc. Some gemstones were also quite well known for their medicinal qualities, and they often serve as for the cure of various illnesses. It is also said that if someone succeeds to pick the gemstone according to one’s personal traits, these gemstones can prove very helpful for the wearers to get their desired objects as well as enhance their wisdom and mental caliber.

The associated properties of some common and some unusual gemstones are as under:

Citrine, which has lemony or deep golden texture, is a gemstone with innumerable positive attributes. In ancient days, this gemstone was used to increase the psychic ability. Many seers and spiritual heads often placed that stone on the forehead to increase their mental abilities and get a better control over their thoughts. The stone was also considered quite effective for the financial well being of the wearer and reckoned as a sign of good luck for him.

Quartz is another stone that is quite well known for its healing powers and providing clear vision. Different healers in different civilizations have been widely using that stone for quite some time with that belief that the stone could bring many revolutionary changes in the lives of the wearers. When the crystals of these gemstones are combined with other gemstones, they also increase the overall ability of the other gemstones.


Cat or Tiger’s Eye is another gemstone that is considered the hub of positive energy that can give lots of insight and clear thinking attitude to its wearer. It is said that the wearer of that gemstone can bring lots of luck in his life by thinking clearly and in a smart way. This is a black and brown gemstone that is quite similar to Cat’s or Tiger’s eye and that’s why it is called so. The stone is also believed to protect against negative energy.

Jade is found in almost all Asian countries, particularly in the countries like China and Philippine, this stone is found in abundance. In these countries, Jade is reckoned a symbol of everlasting lover and as a stone that can bring harmony and comfort in the life of the wearer. Couples often seem to gift jade to each other to strengthen their love and relationship.

Lapis Lazuli is another stone that is as old as hills and so are its attributed powers and hidden energies. The stone is known as the stone of the sky which shows the blue color in its best possible form.

To gauge the hardness or resistance against scratch of many minerals, German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs developed a scale in 1822 and later this scale was named as Moh’s scale. This scale was based on ten readily available minerals. Moh scale is a position showing scale and you have to put two minerals on comparison to know what mineral is comparatively hard.

On this scale diamond and corundum are rated at ten that prove that they have the ability to scratch all other listed gems: while topaz at nine, quartz at eight, orthoclase at seven, apatite at six, fluorite at 5, calcite at four, gypsum at third, and talc at second .This list shows that topaz has the ability to scratch all these gems that have lower ratings than topaz while it can be scratched by diamond or corundum.

It is worth mentioning that Mohs scale only gives relative measurement as it can’t tell anything about how much harder diamond is than other gemstones like topaz or quartz.

It is not right to judge the durability of the gemstone only through its hardness; just hardness can’t be a proof of some gemstone’s durability.  For instance, a perfect cleavage is found in the diamond which means it can be broken with a single waft. The same is the case with topaz which is another very hard gem.

Ruby and sapphire are not as hard as diamond but they have no cleavage and the same quality is found in spinal and quartz. Some other gems like emerald are quite hard but they have internal cleavages that often filled by polishing and oiling. Contrarliy, some gems like jade are not hard enough but still very tough due to their specific crystal structure.

Stability is another thing to measure durability. The tendency of a material to be altered as a reaction of heat, light or chemicals is counted as its stability. Some gemstones like aquamarine and peridot must not be contacted with acids. Similarly some gemstones like kunzite, hiddentie and brownish-yellow topaz fade when they are exposed to the sun for long periods of time. Some gems that surround water like opals have the tendency to become crack and dehydrated.

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