THIS USER ASKED ๐
What qualities must a mineral possess in order to be considered a gem?
THIS IS THE BEST ANSWER ๐
It depends on 4 characteristics:
Beauty
Durability
Hardness
Rarity.
The beauty is clarity (clarity is not always the same even more), color and brightness, aka the brightness. Durability equals hardness, hardest and most durable, best (think diamonds are the hardest known natural material). Then rarity. Some minerals are very rare (large diamonds). The rarer, the pricier of course. Also the way it is charged makes a big difference.
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