Days-of-the-Week Gems

Fashion in some parts of the Orient suggests that certain colours of clothing and jeweilery be worn on different days of the week. As the most interesting gems to the Easterners are those exhibiting phenomenal qualities such as asterisms (luminosity in the form of a star from reflected light) or chato-yancy (iridescent luminosity producing a thin bright line), the stones for days of the week include these features.

Sunday <-> Sunstone
Monday <-> Moonstone
Tuesday <-> Star Sapphire
Wednesday <-> Star Ruby
Thursday <-> Cat 's-Eye
Friday <-> Alexandrite
Saturday <-> Labradorite

Wedding Anniversary Gems

The traditional articles for wedding anniversaries, which include several gemstones, go back many years in social usage. As the various items were assigned, it was considered proper to present the married couple with gifts made of these or related products. The list of traditional anniversary gifts, with a few variations, is shown below.

1 Paper 2 Calico 3 Linen 4 Silk 5 Wood 6 Iron 7 Flowers, Wool, Copper 8 Leather, Bronze 9 Straw, Pottery, China 10 Tin 11 Steel 12 Agate, Silk 13 Moonstone, Lace 14 Moss Agate, Ivory 15 Rock Crystal, Glass 16 Topaz 17 Amethyst 18 Garnet 19 Hyacinth 20 China 25 Silver 30 Pearl 35 Coral, Jade 40 Ruby 45 Alexandrite, Sapphire 50 GoM 55 EmeraM 60 Diamond (yellow) 65 Star Sapphire (grey) 75 Diamond

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