Gems, Gemstones

This article will present a variety of precious stones of all kinds accompanied by illustrations and small notes. The robbers, jewelers, fences and other dealers have many stones need this game if they want to help give more realism to their roles...

Use the small note will give some indication of their usefulness, magical and / or medicine, and will therefore magicians and quacks to design their magic items and potions. A stone that protects the poison will be used as components for the manufacture of an antidote or an equivalent magic item, but the stone itself does not grant any bonus whatever it is.

Good to know: the faceting is a fairly recent invention, by the way the diamond in the middle Ages was not popular because the faceting did not exist, and therefore his interest was much lower. It is roughly polished stones most of the time while guarding a natural form...

Of course, the stones of the great feudal lords or Episcopalians were more elaborate, and they were entitled to perfect cabochons ... or carved gems, like the Coast of Brittany, which is part of the treasure of France, a huge ruby carved in the shape of a dragon...

As for diamonds, and until the seventeenth century, it is represented by the black in the tables ... And the myriad of jet cabochons portraits of Elizabeth I for example are in fact as many diamonds...

For pearls, until the seventeenth century, we used many beads freshwater mussels ... In France and Italy, the beautiful sea pearls are the exclusive appendage kings and princes of the Church...

  

Agate

Agate is quartz and a variety of chalcedony is found among others in rivers. It is a fine stone or semi-precious and there are several varieties: red, green, yellow, blue or black.

Usage: sleep in peace.

1. Alexandrite
2. Almandine 
3. Amethyst
4. Aquamarine 
5. Azurite
6. Beryl
7. Chalcedony 
8. Chrysoberyl 
9. Chrysolite 
10. Chrysoprase 
11. Citrine 
12. Cordierite 
13. Cornelia 
14. Corundum 
15. Diamonds
16. Emerald 
17. Garnet 
18. Hematite 
19. Moonstone 
20. Morion 
21. Onyx, 
22. Opal 
23. Pearl 
24. Peridot 
25. Quartz 
26. Rhodochrosite 
27. Rhodolite 
28. Ruby 
29. Sapphire 
30. Sardonyx 
31. Serpentine 
32. Spinel 
33. Tanzanite 
34. Topaz 
35. Tourmaline
36. Zircon
37. Malachite
38. Obsidian