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Jewel often refers to: *Gemstone *Jewellery Jewel may also refer to: Companies * Jewel (supermarket), a U.S. grocery store chain * Jewel Food Stores (Australia), an Australian grocery store chain * Jewel Records (other), several record labels People * Jewel (singer) (born Jewel Kilcher), American singer and actress * Jewel Burks Solomon, American tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist * Jewel De'Nyle (born 1976), American pornographic movie star, sometimes credited as "Jewel" * Jewel Staite (born 1982), Canadian actress in ''Firefly'' Fictional characters * Jewel, a Dalmatian puppy with spots forming a necklace in '' 101 Dalmatians'' * Jewel, one of the main characters in the animated film ''Rio'' and its sequel ''Rio 2'' * Jessica Jones, a superheroine in the Marvel Universe who uses the alias Jewel * Jewel the Beetle, a character from the IDW Publishing comic series ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Music * ''Jewel'' (Beni album), 2010 * ''Jewel'' (Marcella Detroit albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemstone
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, and obsidian) and occasionally organic materials that are not minerals (such as amber, jet, and pearl) are also used for jewelry and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well. Most gemstones are hard, but some soft minerals are used in jewelry because of their luster or other physical properties that have aesthetic value. Rarity and notoriety are other characteristics that lend value to gemstones. Apart from jewelry, from earliest antiquity engraved gems and hardstone carvings, such as cups, were major luxury art forms. A gem expert is a gemologist, a gem maker is called a lapidarist or gemcutter; a diamond cutter is called a diamantaire. Characteristics and classification The traditional classification in the West, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
