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11 Sparkling Stones

Apart from metals like gold, silver and platinum, sometimes stones are used to enhance
jewellery’s beauty, they are called Gemstones or Sparkling Stones. Gemstones can be

precious or non precious depending on their physical & chemical properties and rarity.
Identify the gemstones with the help of clues given:

1. It is light violet to 2. It is an opaque stone. It is 3. Its hindi name is
deep purple in color. Its commonly found in yellow, Pukhraj, and it is generally

hindi name is ‘Neelam’. brown or green color. semi transparent in nature.

4. It is deep green in 5. It is a compound of 6. It is actually a fossil
color and its price range carbon, and due to its hard of a plant resin residue.

is dependent on its cut, nature it is also used for Normally, it has a
clarity and carats. industrial cutting and drilling. yellow-orangish color.

(a) Yellow sapphire, (b) Purple sapphire, (c) Diamond,
(d) Amber, (e) Jasper, (f) Emerald

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