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This is the place to find out what a Peridot or a Labradorite is. There are over 80 bead-related terms for you to browse.

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Golden or yellow topaz was believed by ancient people to be fashioned of rays of sunlight captured in stone. Naturally occurring in shades of yellow, brown, amber, pink and more rarely blue, it is worn to enhance eyesight and to cure insomnia and allergies. Topaz was believed by the Greeks to enable the wearer to become invisible when threatened.