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Message:: [QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3661604, member: 2844"]Sorry ritzy, that site has nothing to do with symbolism.Those are the properties used in gemstone healing, which is used today, I use it too sometimes. It is entirely different from symbolism.You can google terms, but google is not always your friend. Knowledge works much better, so if you are interested in jewellery history, read books or visit sites specialised in historic jewellery, like Lang's.At the top of the 'jewelry forum' is a thread with recommended books. The gemstone symbolism in Victorian and Edwardian jewellery is very different, it is not based on healing, but on what a stone or combination of stones stands for.For instance, they used gemstone names to spell a word, like this:diamond-emerald-amethyst-ruby, which spells dear.They also used small round turquoise cabochons to form a forget-me-not, with obvious meaning.[/QUOTE]