That year's over-the-top lingerie was covered with rubies, amethysts, sapphires and diamonds.
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One, the Classic Fusion Lady Dubai, is adorned with sapphires, amethysts and green tsavorites.
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The stones — bright turquoise, brilliant amethysts, diamonds and others — are handpicked from India by Amina.
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Crafted from 18k gold, the pieces are set with rich stones, including amethysts, citrine, garnet, and green goldstone.
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Gemfields mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for crimson and pinkish-red colored ruby and corundum in Mozambique.
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Diamonds, crystals, pearls, amethysts and rose-color stones were used as twinkling embellishments to the gold and colored silk threads.
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Here, a perfectly mismatched pair by Hemmerle, with rubellite, tourmaline or oval amethyst, suspended by beaded amethysts or beaded garnet.
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In 1937, the Parisian house of Boivin created an outsize brooch depicting a starfish with bold accents of rubies and amethysts.
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Then, we have some colors, like green and purple amethysts, which I absolutely love, and morganite, which is a rosy, champagne hue.
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She landed on the large gold hexagon-cut diamond, which also has their initials engraved in diamonds and amethysts (Shaik's birthstone) under the ring.
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Fosun's proposal values Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for ruby and corundum in Mozambique, at 224.6 million pounds ($287.13 million).
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She went with a large gold hexagon-cut diamond that has both of their initials in diamonds and amethysts (Shaik's birthstone) on the back of the ring.
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One is a portrait in green, the other a group of women rendered in blue, and detailing in green fluorites, topaz and amethysts to harmonize it all.
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The arms, or temples, of the glasses also are accented with amethysts and solid gold cabochons that "are enough to make a wedding band," Mr. Pietrus said.
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There are Renaissance posy rings, Art Deco looks shimmering with amethysts and citrines and Pop pieces, like Solange Azagury-Partridge's lips ring in red enamel and silver.
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" But who cares, if you're a reader who imagines being bathed in milk, adorned with amethysts and kissed by a gorgeous stranger who says: "I know your soul.
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The jeweler's butterfly-shaped creation has undulating wings of hand-carved amethysts — their sheen amped up by diamond pavé on the underside — scrolled with diamonds and pink sapphires.
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The company, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for ruby and corundum in Mozambique, reported a loss of $4.3 million for the half year ended Dec. 31.
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The company, which has mining operations in Zambia for emeralds and amethysts and in Mozambique for ruby and corundum, added that there was no change to its full-year revenue guidance.
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The artist's characteristic whimsy came to life in 18 pieces — Bull, Cactus and Moon styles — created in pink, yellow and white gold, black rhodium, diamonds, citrines, corals, amethysts, rubies and sapphires.
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In her 2017 Elementa collection, Ms. Niarchos's credits her admiration of Monet's shimmering Houses of Parliament series for her use of vibrant stones, including carnelians, fire opals, orange sapphires and amethysts.
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Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for crimson and pinkish-red coloured ruby and corundum in Mozambique has already received a buyout offer from leading shareholder Pallinghurst Resources Ltd.
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Pomellato's gem hunter secures unusually large and vibrant gems — tourmalines, aquamarines, spinels, topazes, garnets, amethysts — which in-house stonecutters finish with hand-cut, irregular facets for a modern twist on the traditional look.
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The 18-karat pink-gold Reveal ring, punctuated with amethysts and 137 diamonds, takes its name from the wearer's ability to twist the base and watch as petals open to reveal a 1.29-carat fancy yellow diamond.
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A pair of gem dealers came in, bringing "a suitcase of large Brazilian stones — aquamarines, citrines, tourmalines and rough amethysts in quantities I had never seen before," Mr. Grima once said, a quotation that has appeared in several articles about him.
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Her Armani Privé gown shimmered with stripes of Swarovski crystals that made it look like sapphires, amethysts and rubies covered her from head-to-toe — and, as if that wasn't enough, her Bulgari necklace, with its hundreds of diamonds, truly made her shine.
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The Milanese jeweler Giampiero Bodino also looked to the Italian coastline in his Mediterranea collection, including a dramatic evening necklace that combined the fiery hues of opals, amethysts, yellow beryls and pink diamonds with almost 170 carats of rubellite in seven hanging beads.
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Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for crimson and pinkish-red coloured ruby and corundum in Mozambique, had rejected the offer from Pallinghurst, saying it "significantly undervalues" the company Pallinghurst has said it intends to delist Gemfields from London's junior market.
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BEAULIEU, England — When divers searched the wreckage of the S.S. Persia off the coast of Crete in 2003, they found some remarkable cargo: more than 200 gemstones, including rubies, amethysts, moonstones and what are believed to be some of the first mass-produced synthetic rubies.
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The holidays were arriving: He watched as one of the windows filled up with (among other things) a handful of fiberboard gingerbread cookies, a bright orange neon light and, placed by a tattoo-covered hand, a Jean Schlumberger bracelet with gems like sapphires, amethysts and more than 28,407 diamonds.
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Pius IX seems to have been a bit of a clothes hound, and of the many accessories in a smaller gallery — mitres, crosiers, rings, and a pectoral cross of gold and amethysts that would suit Cher — the most opulent are Pius's three tiaras, festooned with rubies and sapphires.
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Symbols of Power will showcase some 30 Cartier tiaras created for royalty in England, Belgium, Russia and India — including a 1902 garland-style scroll tiara made for Adele Capell, Countess of Essex, and the 1947 diamond bib necklace, accented with amethysts and turquoise, for Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor.
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In the 14 years since she began designing jewelry, Neuwirth has distinguished herself not only with her use of color, but with her choice of forgotten, obscure and outlandish gems: electric aqua Paraíba tourmalines, Mexican fire opals that smolder like dying embers, lilac-hued rose of France amethysts and of course, those arresting Lightning Ridge opals.
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I've only been in the crystal game less than a year, and already my thoughts and well-being have become so controlled by quartzes, amethysts, tourmalines, and calcites that I've had to set boundaries to rein in my obsession, including: no seeking out crystal stores, only purchasing crystals if I feel the "universe" has put them in my path, no moving the crystals around the house more than three times a day, no talking about crystals, no healing crystal YouTube videos, no planning trips to Arizona gem shows or Arkansas rock mines.
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These include 526 pearls, 330 garnets, 320 emeralds, 255 sapphires, 183 amethysts, 175 agates, 75 rubies, 34 topazes, 16 carnelians, and 13 jaspers.
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Her other uncle Emperor Wilhelm I gave her an opulent diamond necklace, while her mother Princess Marianne gave her a necklace of Siberian amethysts as well as an emerald diadem.
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It is set with 444 precious and semi-precious stones, including 345 rose-cut aquamarines, 37 white topazes, 27 tourmalines, 12 rubies, 7 amethysts, 6 sapphires, 2 jargoons, 1 garnet, 1 spinel and 1 carbuncle.
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Arne Blomberg´s work has reached high reputation and success worldwide. His work is currently available to be seen at many sites and museums in Europe, North America, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia as well as in the royal houses of Sweden. Two of Blomberg's most mentioned works are the vase with flowers created in quartz, gold, amethysts, tourmalines and opals and The Tree, created with 1.75 kilo gold, quartz, amethysts, emeralds and diamonds. The two sculptures were later on sold to Saudi Arabia.
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In 1872, it was named Amethyst Mountain by the United States Geological Survey for amethysts found on its summit.Gannett, Henry (1905) The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Bulletin no. 258, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
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The largest amethyst mine in North America is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Amethyst is the official state gemstone of South Carolina. Several South Carolina amethysts are on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.South Carolina State Gemstone - Amethyst. Sciway.
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Adam and the Amethysts are a Canadian indie rock band formed in Montreal in 2004. The band is fronted by Adam Waito, a former member of Miracle Fortress and illustrator. The band have released two albums and have toured mostly around North America.
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Florian is the last heir of an impoverished noble family. He is 20 years old. He has blond hair and stunning violet eyes, which resemble amethysts. He agrees to be sold to Noir in return for the money to pay his family's debts.
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Amethysts guns were retrieved from the wreck and used to arm batteries constructed for them on Alderney. The Service Historique de la Marine in Paris (rf D1.69 f°135) holds her original plans. The plans the British made after her capture are at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. (rf 6189 to 6193).
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The centrepiece of the coronation regalia is named after Edward the Confessor and is placed on the monarch's head at the moment of crowning.Mears, et al., p. 23. Made of gold and completed in 1661, St Edward's Crown is embellished with 444 stones, including amethysts, garnets, peridots, rubies, sapphires, topazes, tourmalines and zircons.
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Amethyst is a form of quartz that ranges from a bright vivid violet to dark or dull lavender shade. The world's largest deposits of amethysts can be found in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Russia, France, Namibia and Morocco. Sometimes amethyst and citrine are found growing in the same crystal. It is then referred to as ametrine.
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3); Metropolitan Museum of Art (17th-century Italian lace, American silver vessels, 28.88.1a,b through 28.88.5); and the American Museum of Natural History (an 87-carat emerald, Persian Gulf and American pearls weighing 50 grains each, Egyptian amethysts, Chinese jade and rock crystal). Cockcroft family gifts of coins are at the American Numismatic Society (accession numbers mostly 1929.59.
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Small pieces of stained glass are set deep within the walls, which are sometimes ten feet thick. The glass glows likes deep-set rubies and emeralds and amethysts and jewels of all colors. Because it is a pilgrimage chapel, there are few people worshipping at most times. But on special feast days, large crowds of thousands will attend.
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Crown of George XII, made of gold and decorated with 145 diamonds, 58 rubies, 24 emeralds and 16 amethysts. It took the form of a circlet surmounted by ornaments and eight arches. A globe surmounted by a cross rested on the top of the crown. The three years of his reign was a time of confusion and instability.
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The album was an ode to Waito's home town, referencing 60s pop, Neil Young as well as contemporary indie rock. The album was championed by the National Post, Toronto Star and Now. Adam and the Amethysts were also launched as a live band with a variety of members. Waito joined Miracle Fortress after the release of that band's first CD, Five Roses.
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In 2012, Ambrosio was chosen to wear the "Fantasy Bra". The Floral Fantasy Bra, crafted by London Jewellers featured amethysts, rubies, sapphires and diamonds all set in rose and yellow gold and adorned with more than 5,200 precious stones. In 2014, she wore the Dream Fantasy Bra, alongside fellow model Adriana Lima. Both of the bras cost $2.5 million each.
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It was made in Russia and deviated from the traditional Georgian design. It was a closed crown or "corona clausa" made of gold and decorated with 145 diamonds, 58 rubies, 24 emeralds and 16 amethysts. It took the form of a circlet surmounted by ornaments and eight arches. A globe surmounted by a cross rested on the top of the crown.
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This may have been Caroline, captured on 14 April. In early June Cooke met up with Captain Sir Edward Pellew's squadron at Quiberon Bay. The squadron engaged in a successful large scale raid on Morbihan, though Amethysts role, if any, is unclear. Amethyst was among the vessels of a squadron that shared the proceeds for the recapture on 28 June 1800 of Lancaster.
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The other articles exported from Tamilakam were ivory, spikenard, betel, diamonds, amethysts and tortoiseshell. The Greek and Arabic names for rice (Oryza and urz), ginger(Gingibar and zanjabil) and cinnamon (Karpion and quarfa) are almost identical with their Tamil names, arisi, inchiver and karuva. The imports were mostly luxury items such as glass, gold and wine. Horses were imported from Arabia.
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The picture in a cut frame decorated with twelve portraits is painted in tempera on a chalk base, on a soft-wood panel covered with stretched canvas. It is 51 x 39.5 cm in size. In the 1850s amethysts donated by Canon Pešina were added to the halo (these were later removed). The composition as a whole adheres to older models of Marian pictures.
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Goossens's designs were heavily influenced by paintings and artifacts in Paris museums, with inspiration most often taken from Maltese, Byzantium, and Renaissance works. Over the years, he traveled extensively, frequently bringing back stones including sapphires, amethysts, rubies, coral, and chalcedony. Concerning rock crystal, after restoring a cross belonging to Madame Chanel, the stone became his favorite material. It is a clear and colorless variety of quartz.
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Following the monument's relocation in the 1990s, several incidents of vandalism were reported on the site, including littering with empty alcohol bottles and hypodermic needles,"Terry Fox monument defaced". Vancouver Sun, March 1, 1996. amethysts being pried off the statue's base, damage to the onsite washrooms, one of the statue's hands being sawed off, and an aborted partial attempt to saw off the statue's head.
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The crown is encrusted with 22 gemstones, including garnets and amethysts, 20 precious stones and 68 Scottish freshwater pearls. James V ordered a purple and ermine bonnet from tailor Thomas Arthur of Edinburgh to fit inside the crown. James VII ordered the colour of the bonnet be changed to red. The bonnet had to be replaced several times, and the present bonnet was made in 1993.
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Yellow rutile, of the sagenitic variety, was observed in only one instance and then upon smoky quartz crystals. Polycrase, or an allied species, was seen implanted upon the gadolinite. Very fair amethysts were found in the west end of the hill, in cavities in the feldspar. Masses of biotite, four feet across, were met with and always indicated the presence near-by of the rare-earth minerals.
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The amethyst is a brilliant transparent stone of a purple colour and varying in shade from violet purple to rose. There are two kinds of amethysts: the oriental amethyst, a species of sapphire which is very hard (cf. Heb.,hlm), and when colourless is almost indistinguishable from the diamond. The occidental amethyst is of the silex family and different in composition from the oriental stone.
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At Joffrey's wedding, Joffrey is poisoned, and Cersei orders both Tyrion and Sansa arrested. As Joffrey begins to choke to death, Sansa manages to flee during the chaos. Once in her room, she gathers her belongings and notices that one of the amethysts from her hairnet, a gift from Ser Dontos, is missing. Sansa immediately realizes that the prince had been poisoned and starts to doubt Ser Dontos' rescue plan.
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Herbert Muschamp (November 14, 1999), At Last, Buildings Are the Stuff of Dreams New York Times. Furthermore, the glass that closes the windows off is set at alternating depths. This glass is sometimes clear, but is often decorated with small pieces of stained glass in typical Corbusier colors: red, green, and yellow. These stained pieces radiate like rubies, emeralds, and amethysts, and act as the jewels of the already complex wall.
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Over the course of its history, the fraternity has recognized three badges. The first and oldest badge includes the Greek letter Phi on its left side, Delta at its top, and Epsilon on its right. The Delta is set with pearls on its sides and amethysts at its angles. Below the Delta is a torch, and in front of the torch is a bow with a ruby at its center.
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The crown is decorated with many pearls and gemstones including amethysts, chrysoprases, a topaz and an alexandrite. Its front is adorned with a huge green tourmaline, a gift of the Brazilian consul in Stockholm to King Charles III Johan. Its splendid colours and its richly elaborated ornaments make the crown typical of the Empire period. Although the goldsmith work was carried out by Olof Wihlborg, it is not known who designed the crown.
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She paid off for the last time on 10 February 1919 at Malta and was sold for scrap on 1 October 1920. In the November, under tow on her way to the breaker's at Milford Haven, the tow parted in a gale and heavy seas and the New Quay lifeboat took off seven of Amethysts eight crew; the captain was taken off two days later in the continuing storm by Aberystwyth lifeboat.
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Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown due to ferric impurities. Natural citrines are rare; most commercial citrines are heat- treated amethysts or smoky quartzes. However, a heat-treated amethyst will have small lines in the crystal, as opposed to a natural citrine's cloudy or smoky appearance. It is nearly impossible to differentiate between cut citrine and yellow topaz visually, but they differ in hardness.
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The sails—which belonged to Amethyst and Emerald—immediately gave chase. Throughout the day, the three ships sailed southward, Amethyst slightly gaining on Niémen but leaving Emerald far behind, Maitland's ship disappearing from view at 19:20 as darkness fell.James, p. 157 Dupotet attempted to throw off Amethysts pursuit during the night by turning westwards once more, but Seymour anticipated this manoeuvre and turned his ship westwards as well, discovering Niémen only a few miles ahead at 21:40.
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The Senior school is split into four houses named after the four founding members of the school Maria Grey, Mary Gurney, Emily Shirreff and Lady Stanley of Alderley. Their portraits are displayed on the stairs by the reception. House colours are as follows: Grey Gurney Shirreff Stanley Houses in the Infant and Junior Department reflect this system. Grey is known as 'Amethysts', Gurney is called 'Emeralds', Shirreff is known as 'Sapphires' and Stanley is called 'Rubies'.
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David Laing, The Works of John Knox, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1848), pp. 128, 572. In May 1566, pregnant with James, Mary made a will and bequeathed to Annabell and her daughter Mary Erskine jewels including her belt of amethysts and pearls, a belt of chrysoliths with its pendant chain, bracelets with diamonds, rubies and pearls, pearl earrings, a zibellino with a gold marten's head, and yet another belt with a miniature portrait of Henri II of France.
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Waito was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario and moved to Montreal in the early 2000s. He co-founded Telefauna in 2004, an indie-pop band whose that played the Pop Montreal festival three times. They released Their 1st EP in 2005 and a single "Under the Underground Water" b/w "Bamboo Shoot" in 2007 before going on hiatus. Waito's side project, Adam and the Amethysts was launched with the release of Amethyst Amulet 10 June 2008 on Pome Records.
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After conducting patrols from Brindisi during June and July 1915, Amethyst went into dry dock for a refit from 28 July until 17 August. She returned to Brindisi on 15 September and was present there on 27 September when the Italian battleship Benedetto Brin exploded at the buoys in the outer harbour. Amethysts boats assisted in rescuing the survivors. For much of the autumn of 1915, Amethyst stayed in port and acted a temporary depot ship for British submarines passing through on patrol.
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It was made in Stockholm and, though it is unknown by whom, probably by Marc Giron, the royal jeweller, some have speculated it may have been by Erik Lundberg, or, perhaps is a combination of both's work, and the design is probably based on the Swedish queen's crown. It is made of silver-gilt and gold, and is decorated with a number of multicoloured gems and pearls, including violet (Amethysts), yellow (Citrine and Topaz) and green (chrysoprase). It weighs approx 530g.
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Sri Lanka’s gem industry has a very long and colorful history. Sri Lanka was affectionately known as Ratna-Dweepa which means Gem Island. The name is a reflection of its natural wealth. Marco Polo wrote that the island had the best sapphires, topazes, amethysts, and other gems in the world. Ptolemy, the 2nd century astronomer recorded that beryl and sapphire were the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s gem industry. Records from sailors that visited the island states that they brought back “jewels of Serendib”.
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Madagascar is the world's leading producer of many colored gemstones, including sapphires, rubies, multi-coloured tourmalines, emeralds, amethysts, cordierites, aquamarines and garnets. Madagascar is also a major source of graphite, making it the second- largest producer in Africa. Additionally, Madagascar is Africa's third leading producer of chromite. Titanium oxide is found in significant quantities in beach sands located near Toalagnaro, however, 75% of the coastal forest zone in that area would have to be destroyed in order to exploit it, which has not been done.
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The Order of Princess Olga () is a Ukrainian civil decoration, featuring Olga of Kiev and bestowed to women for "personal merits in state, production, scientific, educational, cultural, charity and other spheres of social activities, for upbringing children in families". It was established by Presidential Decree № 827/97 of 15 August 1997 and has three grades (classes), the first being the highest. The 1st grade medal is adorned with four rectangular amethysts and features a gilded ornament with silver parts. The two other grades also feature precious stones.
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Stern started his career in the gemstone industry when he began working at the Rio de Janeiro-based company, Cristab, which exports precious stones and minerals from Brazil. Stern traveled to Minas Gerais state as part of his job, where he came to know the local miners. He also became familiarized with many of the precious stones that were mined in the area, including topazes, tourmalines and amethysts. He became fascinated by the vibrant gems of Brazil and decided to promote them internationally, targeting foreign travelers.
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His negotiations came to naught, but bought enough time for the Amethysts to plan a successful escape to Hong Kong under the cover of darkness. Youde was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his actions. In 1950, following the Communists' victory in the civil war, Britain recognized the People's Republic of China, and the British embassy moved to Beijing. Youde went on to serve a total of four tours of Foreign Office duty in China, the last as ambassador, from 1974 to 1978.
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" He asked Cecil to ask Sir George Home, Keeper of the Privy Purse, to speed up their payment.HMC Salisbury Hatfield", 15 (London, 1930), p. 388. They made jewels for the coronations, refashioned the armille, ampulla, and sceptre, and mounted a large number of precious and imitation stones in collets so they could be sewn on the king's cloth-of-estate in the Abbey. The 133 stones for the cloth included; opals, ametysts, pseudo- amethysts, yellow stones, pseudo-topazes, pseudo-sapphires, pseudo-emeralds, pseudo-diamonds, pseudo-rubies, and other "made stones".
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The Georgian Crown was made of gold, a circlet surmounted by ornaments and closed by eight half-arches on which rested a globe surmounted by a cross. It was adorned with 145 diamonds, 58 rubies, 24 emeralds, and 16 amethysts. In 1922, the Soviet Russian Central Executive Committee decided to return the Georgian Crown as well as some of the antiquities of Georgian provenance from the Russian museums to the newly sovietized republic of Georgia. On 6 February 1923, the crown was sent to Georgia, where it was kept at the State Museum.
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This technique is an ancient one and gemstones like this are described as being "en cabochon", which are still made to this day. The pearls and the stones were put into openings that were cut into the metal, and fastened with thin wires. The effect was that when the light shone in, the stones looked as if they would shine from within. The crown is decorated with 144 precious stones (including sapphires, emeralds and amethysts) (green and blue precious stones being proper to emperors in Byzantine imperial protocol) and about the same number of pearls.
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Under the Empire, Bahia returned 14 deputies to the general assembly and 7 senators; its own provincial assembly consisted of 36 members. In the 19th century, cotton, coffee, and tobacco plantations joined those for sugarcane and the discovery of diamonds in 1844 led to large influx of "washers" (') until the still- larger deposits in South Africa came to light. A smaller boom hit Caetité in 1872 upon the discovery of amethysts there. The cattle industry of the interior led to the development of Feira de Santana before collapsing in a series of droughts.
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Fred Sexton and The Maltese Falcon director John Huston, 1960 Fred Sexton, an American artist, sculpted the Maltese Falcon statuette prop for the film. The "Maltese Falcon" itself was based on the "Kniphausen Hawk", a ceremonial pouring vessel made in 1697 for Georg Wilhelm von Kniphausen, Count of the Holy Roman Empire. It is modeled after a hawk perched on a rock and is encrusted with red garnets, amethysts, emeralds, and sapphires. It is currently owned by the Cavendish family and is part of the collection at Chatsworth House.
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So, without the family consent, Carl kidnapped the young man and took him to Saint Petersburg, Russia to teach him the art of magic. While there, he took his younger brother with him on a tour that started in Russia.cite Magician's Handbook: Tricks And Secrets Of The World's Greatest Magician Herrmann The Great by H.J. Burlingame He suspended his young brother before Czar Nicholas I. The then nine-year-old acted as a blindfolded medium in the Second Sight. Czar Nicholas gave Carl an engraved gold watch decorated with diamonds, pearls, and amethysts.
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Unlike Pearl and Garnet, who were allies of Steven's mother Rose Quartz in the ancient Gem war, Amethyst joined the Crystal Gems after the war ended. She was created on Earth to be one of many Amethyst soldiers in the Gem empire's army. However, she was created smaller and weaker than other Amethysts, and long after the others had departed, leaving her isolated for many years before being taken in by Rose Quartz. Michaela Dietz has spoken about how her experience as an adoptee informs her performance of Amethyst in this respect.
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Semi- precious gemstones, such as agates and amethysts, are also found in the department, and an entire industry has risen up around their extraction and manufacturing, especially near the capital city of Artigas. The proximity of the department to Brazil has made it possible for an important flow of trade to be established here, but unfortunately this is generally unfavorable to Uruguayan economic interests. Nevertheless, this partially compensates for the fact that the per capita income is the lowest of the country, and the percentage of households in poverty is the highest in the country (13.19% of the inhabitants).
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The monstrance is exhibited inside one of the main cloister environments of the Basilica of La Merced. It is a work of goldsmith made with gold and precious stones, with a total weight of 22 kilos of weight and 130 centimeters in height. It has 230 grams of gold and silver, 1538 pieces of diamonds and ocnas gems, 628 pearls, 312 amethysts, 3 emeralds, 1 topaz and dozens of rubies and others; the monstrance has carved among them some angels in the upper part, the virgin in the center, bottom the mermaid and a sheep near the base of the monstrance.
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Romano has released a collaboration with Julie Doiron and Frederick Squire, Daniel, Fred & Julie, and two solo albums, Workin' for the Music Man and Sleep Beneath the Willow, on the label, while Lambke released Dog Weather and Bone Soldiers as Baby Eagle, and Kehoe has released music under the band name Marine Dreams. In addition, the label has released material by Apollo Ghosts, Shotgun Jimmie, Richard Laviolette, Partner and The Weather Station, as well as picking up distribution rights to albums by Adam and the Amethysts and The Luyas which were originally released on the now- defunct Pome Records.
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Diamonds, gold, and amethysts were panned for in the rivers, while coal was mined on Itaparica. cacao was being farmed by the time of the First World War. As late as the mid-1950s, the Bahian economy could be considered a typical example of the primary-exporting model, which followed the subsistence production. For ten years, this dynamic was led by the cocoa crop, that used to be the state's main product and its most important source of income. With the acceleration of the industrialisation process in the 1970s, which started in the 1950s, the productive structure began to change.
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The Greek cross (equal arms) has a core of cherry wood and in the centre there is a circular disk acting as connection for the four arms. The anverse is covered with a filigreed mesh of gold thread and bands of geometric decoration with a total of 48 precious stones (agates, sapphires, amethysts, rubies and opals) of great beauty. The reverse is covered with fine sheet of gold held by silver nails. Decoration on this side shows, mounted on the central disk, a large elliptical agate cameo, and a large stone at the end of each arm.
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Wilde at first intended to follow Flaubert's version, but changed his mind. Shireen Malik says he may have been influenced by the 1870 poem "The Daughter of Herodias" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy which describes Salome dancing: > She freed and floated on the air her arms Above dim veils that hid her > bosom's charms... The veils fell round her like thin coiling mists Shot > through by topaz suns and amethysts. The poem goes on to describe brief views of her "jewelled body" as the flowing veils swirl and part. Wilde transforms the dance from a public performance for his guests, as in the Bible, to a personal dance for the king himself.
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James, p. 83. Together, the three British ships removed the prisoners from Thétis and effected improvised repairs: Thétis had lost her remaining masts shortly after she had been boarded and Amethysts were in immediate danger of collapse. British casualties in the engagement were severe, with 19 killed and 51 wounded, but French losses were several times larger, with 135 dead, including Pinsum, and 102 wounded. In Britain, Seymour's victory was rewarded: Seymour himself was presented with a commemorative medal, £100 (with £625 to share among the wounded) and the freedoms of Cork and Limerick, although there were suggestions that he should receive a knighthood.
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On 3 May she lay off Z beach and reported heavy gunfire on shore and large calibre enemy shells landing in the proximity of the British ships. On the night of 5 May, troops were taken from Z beach for redeployment to X and Y beaches. Amethysts last part in the landings occurred on 18 May when she proceeded up the Gulf of Adramyt in the early hours, accompanied by destroyers, arriving at Asia Bay just after 05:00. She sent an armed party away in boats to investigate the possibility of removing enemy lighters, but they returned 20 minutes later reporting that a sandbar prevented them from being moved.
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The "Privileged Shooting Association of Dohna" (Privilegierte Schützengesellschaft zu Dohna) bought the Schlossberg in 1826 for 700 thalers and levelled the front part of the hill. From the rock material of the castle walls they built the shooting house (Schießhaus) in 1828, the shooting wall and the supporting wall of the access track. The buildings on the Schlossberg today consist mainly of the former shooting house, now a castle inn (Burgschänke) used as a Handelsorganisation restaurant and dancing hall, and the round tower built in the style of the old castle and last used as a museum area, in which local minerals from the Müglitz valley e. g. amethysts and agates could be admired.
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The Spanish Crown Jewels were destroyed in a major fire in the 18th century while the so-called "Irish Crown Jewels" (actually merely the British Sovereign's insignia of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick) were stolen from Dublin Castle in 1907, just before the investiture of Bernard Edward Barnaby FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Castletown. The Crown of King George XII of Georgia made of gold and decorated with 145 diamonds, 58 rubies, 24 emeralds and 16 amethysts. It took the form of a circlet surmounted by ornaments and eight arches. A globe surmounted by a cross rested on the top of the crown Special headgear to designate rulers dates back to pre-history, and is found in many separate civilizations around the globe.
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Cut emeralds In his treatise On Stones (Περὶ λίθων), which was to be used as a source for other lapidaries until at least the Renaissance, Theophrastus classified rocks and gems based on their behavior when heated, further grouping minerals by common properties, such as amber and magnetite, which both have the power of attraction.... He also comments on the different hardnesses of minerals. Theophrastus describes different marbles; mentions coal, which he says is used for heating by metal-workers; describes the various metal ores; and knew that pumice-stones had a volcanic origin. He also deals with precious stones, emeralds, amethysts, onyx, jasper, etc., and describes a variety of "sapphire" that was blue with veins of gold, and thus was presumably lapis-lazuli.
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The Avengers real name is Richard Henry Benson, a globe-trotting adventurer who "had made his millions by professional adventuring": discovering rubber in South America, leading "native armies in Java", making "aerial maps in the Congo", mining "amethysts in Australia and emeralds in Brazil" and finding gold in Alaska and diamonds in the Transvaal. Following the pulp archetype of a wealthy hero, despite an internal chronology making them (and Benson in particular) "children of the Great Depression", the Avenger's backstory gave him the funding to ultimately "support [his] crime-fighting appurtenances." Deciding to settle down and raise a family in the first Avenger novel ("Justice, Inc."), Benson's plans for a peaceful life as a "world-renowned industrial engineer" are shattered when his wife (Alicia) and young daughter (Alice) are killed by some criminals during an airplane journey from Buffalo to Canada.
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Detail of the Monstrance's supporting base, showing the figures of Faith, Hope and Charity A monstrance functions as a vessel to present the consecrated host to the congregation as pert of the Roman Catholic liturgical ritual of Eucharistic adoration. A typical monstrance in form, the highly ornate Bemposta Monstrance comprises a sunburst framing the circular frame for the wafer (which has a curved holder set with stones that holds it up to view, its shape echoing the crescent moon that is usually depicted at the foot of Virgin Mary when evoking the Immaculate Conception) supported on an undulating stem that stands upon an intricately sculpted supporting base. The base is set with figures symbolising the three theological virtues (Faith, Hope and Charity) below angels with the symbols of the Eucharist, flanking narrative medallions showing scenes from the Passion cycle. It is made of gilt silver, and set with numerous stones: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, amethysts, chrysoberyls, topaz (colourless, Imperial, and pink).
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She was also part of Pellew's squadron, which shared in the proceeds of the capture of Vigilant, Menais, Insolent, Ann, and the wreck of a vessel that was sold, and the recapture of Industry. On 29 July, a boat each from Viper, Impetueux and Amethyst, all manned by volunteers under the command of Lieutenant Jeremiah Coghlan of Viper, cut out the French naval brig Cerbère, armed with three 24-pounder and four 6-pounder guns. Cerbère was manned by 87 men under the command of lieutenant de vaisseau Menage and was moored in a port within pistol-shot of three batteries and near a number of naval vessels. The attack was a success, with the British boarding party of some 20 men losing only one man killed and eight wounded, including Coghlan; none of the casualties were from Amethysts boat, which did not take part in the actual boarding. The French lost six men killed and 20 wounded.
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Along with its precision and technical watches, Charles Oudin has always made watches whose elegant design and decoration were among the most fashionable, made by the finest artisans of the French capital. Among them: \- A gold and enamel purse- shaped watch, whose cover was adorned with diamonds and a star set with amethysts and diamonds, made circa 1860 \- Cruciform watches, the earliest of which date from 1859; one of these watches, which was set with diamonds, sapphires and rubies, was created for the Queen of Spain circa 1860 \- A skeleton pendant watch in rock crystal, set with diamonds, with the motto "Dieu mon droit" in enamel cartouches on the watch face, made for the British royal family, shown at the 1862 Universal Exhibition of London \- Around 1920, as watches worn on the wrist grew in popularity, Oudin offered its first wristwatches for gentlemen and ladies. Some of these watches, with gold or platinum cases, were decorated with precious stones such as emeralds, sapphires, pearls, and diamonds.
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