including the occasional semi-precious gemstone, including garnet, quartz, jasper, nephrite, or even sapphire. As the water rinses the stones, their true colors appear — turquoise, sea green ...

Henry Highland Garnet -- born a slave, well educated, known for his skills as an orator, a leading abolitionist, a clergyman -- stood before the delegates of the 1843 National Negro Convention in ...

Vedic healing uses gemstones to balance the three doshas: Pitta, Vata, and Kapha. Moonstone and emerald balance Pitta, amethyst and lapis lazuli balance Vata, while citrine and garnet uplift Kapha.