Numerology Numbers and Gemstones

One of the most popular methods of wearing Gemstones is based on the numerology number of the individual. All of us have a numerology number ranging from one to nine. The Gemstones representing the numbers are given below.

Number 1 : Ruby
Number 2 : Moonstone, Pearl
Number 3 : Yellow Sapphire
Number 4 : Gomedha
Number 5 : Emerald
Number 6 : Diamond
Number 7 : Cats Eye
Number 8 : Blue Sapphire
Number 9 : Red Coral

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Sunstone Gemstone

Sunstone is a variety of Feldspar.It is normally seen in colors like yellow, orange and reddish brown. This stone is associated with the Zodiac Signs of Leo, Libra, Aries and Gemini. It is also known also as ‘Aventurine Feldspar’ and has a hardness rating of 6 with a triclinic crystal structure. This stone is representation of Sun and is used along with Moonstone in Solstice rituals. This stone is widely used in gemstone jewelry and is thought to bring leadership qualities to its wearer. 

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Moonstone Gemstone

Moonstone is representation of the Moon and normally found as a translucent creamy white stone with a glow like that of the Moon. This stone is the astrological substitute of Pearl and an excellent stone for ladies. This gemstones in fact comes in a variety of colors, with Clarity ranging from transparent to translucent. It is also found with a bluish or yellowish tint or colors ranging from colorless to white, gray, brown, orange, green, or pink. The blue colored is considered the most precious among all. This gem is also referred to as ‘Rainbow Moonstone’ because it will pick up the colors you wear.

Precious and Semiprecious Gemstones

There are 9 Precious gemstones representing the nine Planets. They are also referred as ‘navaratna’ which is a Sanskrit term which means ‘nine gems’ or ‘a jewelry set with nine gems’. These stones are popular and well known. The navaratna or nine gemstones representing the navagrahas or nine planets are Ruby, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Red Coral, Blue Sapphire, Gomedh and Cats Eye.

There are several stones which are as popular and costly as the precious ones.I have written about most semiprecious or substitute stones like agate, amazonite,amber, ametrine, amethyst,aventurine, aquamarine, bloodstone, carnelian,Chrysocolla, citrine, crystal, fluorite, garnet, hematite, iolite, jade, jasper, kunzite, lapis lazuli, malachite, moonstone, onyx, peridot, sodalite,spinel, tanzanite, topaz, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.

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Classification of Gemstones

Gemstones have been widely mentioned in Vedic literature like the Brihat Samhita, Bhava Prakash, Ayurveda Prakash, Garuda Purana and the Rasa Ratna Samuchaya.The Puranas, Agni Purana and Garuda Purana also have reference of gemstones. Gemstones have healing powers and can remove blockages which are the cause of diseases in the human body. It is said that in order to get maximum effect of gems it should be worn and not just owned unlike Rudraksha beads where benefits of these beads can be obtained by just worship also.

Scientifically, Gemstones are formed because of the chemical reactions and can be broadly classified into two, one is those which are mined and the other those come from the Sea. Those gems which are mined include Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby etc and those which are obtained from the sea include Pearl and Coral. Some of the components of gems are Carbon, Calcium, Aluminum, Manganese, Potassium, Prosperous, Beryllium, Hydrogen etc.

According to the astrological point of view the gemstones are divided into two, one is the navratnas and the second is sub stones. The Navaratnas (9 stones) are Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Coral, Pearl, Hessonite and Cat's Eye. There are around 80 substones out of which the main sub stones are Citrine, Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Malachite, Turquoise, Peridot, Tourmaline, Opal, Goldstone,Quartz, Zircon, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Garnet, Moonstone, Hematite, Load Stone, Malanite/Andradite, Chatiyant Quartz/Tiger Eye, Jade/Jadeite, Onyx, Agate, Sulemani Onyx,Aquamarine, Smoky Quartz, Alexandrite, Blood Stone, Amber, Turmaline, and Rainbow Quartz.

Another mode of classification of Gemstones can be as Hot and Cold. The Hot gemstones include Ruby, Red Coral, Diamond and Cats Eye and the Cold gems include Pearl, Topaz, Blue Sapphire and Gomedh.