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the name jasper means semi-precious stone
No. Sapphire is a precious stone.
'Precious stones' refers to diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. Everything else is semi-precious.
An emerald is a precious stone.
Yes, topaz is considered a semi-precious stone. It is a durable and relatively common gemstone that is used in jewelry.
Because it is not an extremely rare gem stone.
Ruby is a precious stone.
its not true... some semi-precious stone are more expensive than precious and even diamonds.
Carnelian is a semi-precious gemstone
Lapis lazuli is a dark blue semi-precious stone from mines in Afghanistan
There are many ways to tell glass from semi precious stone beads. EHow has published an article on how to tell glass from semi precious stone beads, which describes how to inspect the sound, texture, bead, and cut of the specimen.
Sapphire and Opal.