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Demantoid Garnet Gem

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Dazzling like a sparkling green diamond Eyes lit up when I opened the velvet box! My birthstone for Aquarius is garnet Almandine is most common form with a rich red colour Not for me -I wanted something more unusual The jeweler had to order it in especially for me Of course it came with a very hefty price tag! It is called the 'star of garnets' as its name means diamond like Demantoid is a particularly rare form of the garnet gemstone A Gem for your verse Sponsored by Carolyn Devonshire 10~22~16

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Wendy Rycroft

Date: 10/24/2016 7:16:00 AM

Beautiful stone great poem x how can I put pics on my page x thanks

Jan Allison
Date: 10/24/2016 8:17:00 AM

have mailed you Wendy:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White

Date: 10/23/2016 7:37:00 AM

Could you please make such sparkling green gem? It matches my eyes! Beautiful.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2016 12:13:00 PM

My eyes are green too not bright like these:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 10/22/2016 9:03:00 PM

A beautiful write to go with the gem...best wishes...

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2016 4:31:00 AM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 10/22/2016 1:22:00 PM

Lovely acrostic dear Jan...And great choice.. of gemstone.....Awesome.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2016 1:28:00 PM

Thanks Charma:-)Hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 10/22/2016 12:28:00 PM

Lovely and well-written Acrostic about your favorite gem, Jan. I did not know about this rare green garnet named Demantoid. It looks beautiful! I am partial to anything 'green'! Best wishes for the contest! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2016 12:41:00 PM

It wasn't until I began researching into my birthstone I discovered they also came in orangeish shades and also green and as I too love green I decided to have a necklace made with one in it. Sapphires also come in a variety of colours and I have a rainbow ring and a necklace too:-) hugs Jan xx

Paloma P

Date: 10/22/2016 11:24:00 AM

A perfect jewel of an acrostic Jan! :) Good luck with the contest.

Paloma P
Date: 10/22/2016 12:09:00 PM

What's not to love, you lucky woman! :)

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2016 11:31:00 AM

Thanks Paloma it is an unusual colour for this stone and I love it:-) hugs Jan xx

Anna-Marie Docherty

Date: 10/22/2016 10:25:00 AM

A stunningly beautiful gemstone for sure Jan, I enjoyed your take on this. Good luck. x

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2016 11:10:00 AM

Thanks Anna- Marie I have the traditional red variety but when I found it came in a green colour too I saved up to buy it:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/22/2016 9:40:00 AM

Hi Jan, This is a lovely well written "acrostic". I enjoyed the pictures as well. You always pick good pictures for your poems. I wish you luck in the"Gem For Your Verse" contest:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2016 11:13:00 AM

Thanks Alexis it is a beautiful gem - i also have a old family ring of small garnets and tiny opals and a garnet ring I got at a car boot sale - it has been the girls engagement ring, they split up and she wanted to sell it - I love the ring and had it re sized and I've met the girl several times and she was delighted to see the ring being worn - she said she couldn't keep it as it had bad memories:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 10/22/2016 9:38:00 AM

Once again you came up with a one of a kind lean for this contest. The write is as brilliant as the topic. A Big fav for me.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2016 11:15:00 AM

Thanks Armand:-)I love the necklace I had made for the stone - I wanted something unusual and a green garnet is unusual - there is another green variety called Tsavorite:-) hugs jan xx

Lim'Rik Flats

Date: 10/22/2016 9:12:00 AM

Hadda look up "demantoid." I thought maybe it was the offspring of two demented people;-) Sorry, couldn't hep mesef. Also did not know garnets came in any color but red. Thanks for smarting me up with your fine acrostic! huggerstonies ~ j

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2016 11:16:00 AM

It's just the necklace belonging to one demented poetess lol:-) hugs jan xx