                         GEMSTONES
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               1) AGATE
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               It has the power of divine attraction
               and will pull objects toward the sky.
               It cures lunacy.
               It cures melancholia
               It brings good crops.
               It protects sailors at sea.

               2) TURQUOISE
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               It brings good luck.
               It warns of danger by changing colour.
               It keeps horses from becoming lame.
               It protects from injuries by falling.

               3) SAPPHIRE
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               It cures boils.
               It preserves chastity.
               It preserves secrets.
               It cures diseases of the eye.
               It is the Stone of Destiny.

               4) CARNELIAN
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               It suppresses blood flowing from wounds.
               It grants a heart's desires.
               It cures bleeding gums.
               It guides the dead to rebirth.

               5) LAPIS LAZULI
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               It symbolizes the power of water.
               It cures diseases of the eye.
               It is the Stone of Truth.
               It is fallen piece of the heavens.

               6) AMBER
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               It cures fever.
               It cures blindness and deafness.
               It counteracts poison.
               It can make a woman confess her sins.

               7) JET
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               It controls demons and has power in the
               underworld where the dead walk.
               It averts the Evil Eye.
               It cures snakebite.
               It prevents poisoning.

               8) OPAL
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               It forecasts death in one who is ill.
               It makes the wearer invisible.
               It unites all colours.

               9) QUARTZ
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               It is petrified ice, frozen so hard it will not
               thaw.
               It draws down fire from the heavens.
               It quenches thirst when held in the mouth.
               It represents the Immaculate Conception.
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