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Tropes about all kinds of jewelry, whether they be gemstones, rings, necklaces, etc. But all will sparkle.

Compare Conspicuous Consumption, which many of these tropes would count as.

Not to be confused with the video game Bejeweled.

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Sister Indexes:

• The Beautiful Tropes
• Dresses, Gowns and Skirts
• Fine Feathered Tropes
• The Gilded Index
• Luxury Tropes
• Mink Becomes This Index Most
• Princess Tropes
• Rule of Glamorous

Tropes:

• All Natural Gem Polish for gems that are naturally perfectly cut and polished.
• Crystal Prison
  Trapping characters inside of precious stones.
• Distracted by the Luxury
  Using luxuries, like jewelry, to distract ladies.
• Diamonds in the Buff
  When the jewellery is all you're wearing.
• Dramatic Necklace Removal
  Tearing off a necklace that's important to the wearer.
• Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry
  Jewelry is glamorous.
  • Gem Encrusted
    Sticking jewels on anything just to pretty it up.
• Gem Heart
  A jewel that's found inside a big dangerous creature
• Gemstone Assault
  When jewels become lethal weapons.
• Mineral MacGuffin
  Jewelry as a MacGuffin.
• Power Crystal
  A magic crystal attached to an object to make the object more powerful.
• Ring of Power
  A ring imbued with power that the wearer can use.
• Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction
  Gemstones and money are huge in fictional works.
• Treasure Room
  Where else would you find gemstones?
• With This Ring
  An engagement scene, involving an engagement ring.

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