DIAMOND

Moonstones were popular for all types of men and women's w until about the mid-1920s. They have always been highly -ed in the Orient, where the opalescence is said to be due to w spirit in the gem. !n India, it was a sacred stone. Because of relationship with the moon, moonstones are supposed to dim 4ain color with the waning and waxing of the moon. In addition a moonstone is put in the mouth at the time of the full it will tell whether you are lucky or unlucky in love. It is also ad to arouse love and cure epilepsy and nervousness.

Sunstone. Sunstone is similar to moonstone, except that the a golden brown. It has a brilliant red reflection or glitter, like which is the reason for its name, Other feldspar. Other feldspars may be used in jewelry, but -o mainly for collectors. Orthoclase is transparent and a golden . n color; it is found in the Malagasy Republic, Amazon stone sometimes tinged with blue, and usually opaque.

Since it has , r when polished, it is used in jewelry mainly for the color. )rite may be transparent yellow, although more often different form in layers that result in a play of lights in the stone, substitutes. None.

GARNET

When we think of garnets, we think of a red or purple stone. Nothing could be further from the truth. Garnet is only a species v)r a number of gems, some of which are red and some of which may be a variety of colors. The hardness varies from 6'/z on the Mohs scale, and there is no distinct cleavage, making it

The name comes from the Latin word for pomegranate, because rystals in rocks looked like pomegranate seeds. Garnets were far more important in olden times than today. They have been found in Egiptian tombs, and the carbuncle that lit Noah's Ark during the flood was a garnet. Today, a carbuncle is still a cabochon-cut garnet although any red gem might formerly have been called a carbuncle.