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* A recurring motif for Rose in ''Film/Titanic1997'' is a blue diamond, represented by the Heart of the Ocean necklace her fiance Cal gifts her. Cal probably chose it because it's rare, expensive and linked with royalty (''"It's for royalty. We are royalty, Rose"''), though blue diamonds are also associated with mental clarity and strength, which Rose gains over the film. Blue diamonds are also sometimes associated with trust and loyalty / devotion, which are both qualities present in her relationship with Jack (not Cal).
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* ''Film/Titanic1997'': A recurring motif for Rose in ''Film/Titanic1997'' is a blue diamond, represented by the Heart of the Ocean necklace her fiance Cal gifts her. Cal probably chose it because it's rare, expensive and linked with royalty (''"It's for royalty. We are royalty, Rose"''), though blue diamonds are also associated with mental clarity and strength, which Rose gains over the film. Blue diamonds are also sometimes associated with trust and loyalty / devotion, which are both qualities present in her relationship with Jack (not Cal). Cal).
* ''Film/{{Troy}}'': While not a "stone", Achilles is associated with seashells (which have been polished and used as adornment for many thousands of years). His mother Thetis is shown gathering shells to make him a necklace, which she frequently did when he was growing up. Achilles later comes to love the captured Trojan priestess Briseis ("You gave me peace in a lifetime of war."), and gifts her his necklace, which she wears as she flees the falling city.
* ''Film/{{Troy}}'': While not a "stone", Achilles is associated with seashells (which have been polished and used as adornment for many thousands of years). His mother Thetis is shown gathering shells to make him a necklace, which she frequently did when he was growing up. Achilles later comes to love the captured Trojan priestess Briseis ("You gave me peace in a lifetime of war."), and gifts her his necklace, which she wears as she flees the falling city.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Rarity's special talent allows her to locate gems with her horn, and she is also commonly associated with diamonds, reflecting her love of perfection, beauty, and upper-class fashions.
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** Rarity's special talent allows her to locate gems with her horn, and she is also commonly associated with diamonds, reflecting her love of perfection, beauty, and upper-classfashions.fashions.
** The Crystal Ponies of the Crystal Empire all live in houses carved from gemstones, and when the ponies themselves are incredibly happy and charged with magic, they gain a sparkling gemstone-like texture to their bodies.
** Rarity's special talent allows her to locate gems with her horn, and she is also commonly associated with diamonds, reflecting her love of perfection, beauty, and upper-class
** The Crystal Ponies of the Crystal Empire all live in houses carved from gemstones, and when the ponies themselves are incredibly happy and charged with magic, they gain a sparkling gemstone-like texture to their bodies.
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* The WesternZodiac has a gemstone ascribed to each astrological sign.
** Ares: Bloodstone
** Taurus: Sapphire
** Gemini: Agate
** Cancer: Emerald
** Leo: Onyx
** Virgo: Carnelian
** Libra: Chrysolite
** Scorpio: Beryl
** Sagittarius: Topaz
** Capricorn: Ruby
** Aquarius: Garnet
** Pisces: Amethyst
** Ares: Bloodstone
** Taurus: Sapphire
** Gemini: Agate
** Cancer: Emerald
** Leo: Onyx
** Virgo: Carnelian
** Libra: Chrysolite
** Scorpio: Beryl
** Sagittarius: Topaz
** Capricorn: Ruby
** Aquarius: Garnet
** Pisces: Amethyst
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* The concept of a "jubilee", which celebrates anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. A 40th anniversary is called a Ruby jubilee, the 60th anniversary is the Diamond jubilee, and the 65th is a Sapphire jubilee.
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* ''WebAnimation/RWBY:'' Emerald Sustrai, in addition to being named after the precious stone, also has some gemstone symbolism in her clothing, which has a stylized image of a round-cut gemstone included in her signature symbol.
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* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratnapura Ratnapura, Sri Lanka]] is known as the "City of Gems" due to its long history of being at the center of a long-standing industry of precious stone mining, including rubies, sapphires, and other gems.
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** Sri Lanka was often referred to by travellers as the "Island of Gems" due to its abundance of precious stones. [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratnapura Ratnapura, Sri Lanka]] is also known as the "City of Gems" due to its long history of being at the center of a long-standing industry of precious stone mining, including rubies, sapphires, and other gems.
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* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratnapura Ratnapura, Sri Lanka]] is known as the "City of Gems" due to its long history of being at the center of a long-standing industry of precious stone mining, including rubies, sapphires, and other gems.
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* Many of the U.S. states have a designated rock, mineral, or gemstone as a symbol to promote interest in their natural resources, history, and tourism. [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has a [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones list of all 50 states and their signature stones]].
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* Plenty of countries around the world have a national mineral or gemstone that is meant to symbolically represent the nation.
** Many of the U.S. states have a designated rock, mineral, or gemstone as a symbol to promote interest in their natural resources, history, and tourism. [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has a [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones list of all 50 states and their signature stones]]. \n
** Many of the U.S. states have a designated rock, mineral, or gemstone as a symbol to promote interest in their natural resources, history, and tourism. [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has a [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones list of all 50 states and their signature stones]].
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* Many of the U.S. states have a designated rock, mineral, or gemstone as a symbol to promote interest in their natural resources, history, and tourism. [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has a [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones list of all 50 states and their signature stones]].
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* ''WebAnimation/RWBY:'' Emerald Sustrai, in addition to being named after the precious stone, also has some gemstone symbolism in her clothing, which has a stylized image of a round-cut gemstone included in her signature symbol.
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* ''WebAnimation/RWBY:'' Emerald Sustrai, in addition to being named after the precious stone, also has some gemstone symbolism in her clothing, which has a stylized image of a round-cut gemstone included in her signature symbol.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BarbiePrincessCharmSchool:''' The [[PimpedOutDress fancy ball gowns]] that Blair and her friends wear have a very strong gemstone aesthetic, with the bodices being designed to appear as if they were cut from large jewels.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BarbiePrincessCharmSchool:''' The PimpedOutDresses [[PimpedOutDress fancy ball gowns]] that Blair and her friends wear have a very strong gemstone aesthetic, with the bodices being designed to appear as if they were cut from large jewels.
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* ''Film/MoulinRouge'': Satine is strongly associated with diamonds for two reasons: she's the beautiful crown jewel of the Moulin Rouge's courtesans and needs financial wealth in order to have a good life (since her good looks won't pay the bills forever). She gets a musical number, fittingly titled "Sparkling Diamonds" that mashes up songs about diamonds and money.
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* ''Theatre/MoulinRouge'': Satine is called the Moulin Rouge's Sparkling Diamond for her beauty and elegance even among her fellow courtesans. She also sings about diamonds in a "material wealth" way in her number "The Sparkling Diamond", a mashup of songs about diamonds and money.
-->'''Satine:''' [[Film/DiamondsAreForever Diamonds are forever and ever and ever...]]\\
[[Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes A kiss on the hand may be quite continental\\
But diamonds are a girl's best friend]]
-->'''Satine:''' [[Film/DiamondsAreForever Diamonds are forever and ever and ever...]]\\
[[Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes A kiss on the hand may be quite continental\\
But diamonds are a girl's best friend]]
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* [[Myth/AztecMythology Aztecs]], [[Myth/MayanMythology Maya]], Navajo, and many other Indigenous American cultures greatly valued turquoise, associated with fire and light. One Navajo creation myth says the sun rides on a snail shell made of turquoise. In Aztec myth, the sun god Huitzilopochtli is depicted as bright turquoise.
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* In UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}, the Buddha’s throne was made of diamonds, because the precious stone was a symbol of perfection and, because of translucence and brightness, of enlightenment. Tantric Buddhists had a word, '' vajra'', which refers to both the thunderbolt and the diamond as symbols of enduring and powerful spiritual forces.
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* In UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}, the UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}: The Buddha’s throne was made of diamonds, because the precious stone was a symbol of perfection and, because of translucence and brightness, of enlightenment. Tantric Buddhists had a word, '' vajra'', which refers to both the thunderbolt and the diamond as symbols of enduring and powerful spiritual forces.
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* The Navajo, the [[Myth/AztecMythology Aztec]], the [[Myth/MayanMythology Maya]] and many other Indigenous American cultures greatly valued turquoise, associated with fire and light. One Navajo creation myth says the sun rides on a snail shell made of turquoise. In Aztec myth, the sun god Huitzilopochtli is depicted as bright turquoise.
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* Myth/MesopotamianMythology: The Navajo, goddess Ishtar (Innana to the [[Myth/AztecMythology Aztec]], the [[Myth/MayanMythology Maya]] and many other Indigenous American cultures greatly valued turquoise, associated with fire and light. One Navajo creation myth says the sun rides on a snail shell Sumerians) is often described as wearing jewelry or carrying items made of turquoise. In Aztec myth, lapis lazuli. This dark blue stone, often flecked with golden pyrite, resembles the sun god Huitzilopochtli is depicted starry sky and reflects her role as bright turquoise.queen of the heavens.
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* The tradition of birthstones, which ascribes a specific gemstone to each month.
** January: Garnet
** February: Amethyst
** March: Aquamarine
** April: Diamond
** May: Emerald
** June: Pearl
** July: Ruby
** August: Peridot
** September: Sapphire
** October: Opal
** November: Topaz
** December: Zircon
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*** Bronze:
*** Copper:
*** Gold:
*** Silver:
*** Bronze:
*** Copper:
*** Gold:
*** Silver:
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Brass: Yellow, brown, and orange gemstones
***Bronze:
Bronze: Pearls
***Copper:
Copper: Partial to all gemstones
***Gold:
Gold: Pearls
***Silver:
Silver: Diamonds, turquoise, malachite, and sapphires
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Most dragons have a preference for a particular type of gemstone or crystal, which they keep vast quantities of in their hoards. There is also a family of gem dragons[[note]]Amethyst, sapphire, crystal, emerald, and topaz[[/note]] who possess incredible psionic powers and tend to favor their namesake gems.
** Chromatic dragons:
*** Black: Opals
*** Blue: Sapphires or other similarly colored stones
*** Red: Rubies and fire opals
*** Green: Emeralds, beryls, and amber
*** White: Diamonds, moonstones, quartz
** Metallic dragons:
*** Brass:
*** Bronze:
*** Copper:
*** Gold:
*** Silver:
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Most dragons have a preference for a particular type of gemstone or crystal, which they keep vast quantities of in their hoards. There is also a family of gem dragons[[note]]Amethyst, sapphire, crystal, emerald, and topaz[[/note]] who possess incredible psionic powers and tend to favor their namesake gems.
** Chromatic dragons:
*** Black: Opals
*** Blue: Sapphires or other similarly colored stones
*** Red: Rubies and fire opals
*** Green: Emeralds, beryls, and amber
*** White: Diamonds, moonstones, quartz
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*** Brass:
*** Bronze:
*** Copper:
*** Gold:
*** Silver:
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* In UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}, the Buddha’s throne was made of diamonds, because the precious stone was a symbol of perfection and, because of translucence and brightness, of enlightenment. Tantric Buddhists had a word, '' vajra'', which refers to both the thunderbolt and the diamond as symbols of enduring and powerful spiritual forces.
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* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' has these InUniverse, with the ten Polestones (ten precious stones) each having an essence, an attribute, and an Order of Knights Radiant attached to it.
