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The Four Precious Gemstones<\/h3>\n
For centuries, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald have been known as the four precious gemstones, treasured for their remarkable beauty, durability, rarity, and place in jewelry history.<\/p>\n
The distinction is rooted more in history than modern gemology. Some stones traditionally called \u201csemi-precious\u201d can actually be rarer, and sometimes more valuable, than the famous four.<\/p>\n
One fascinating connection? Ruby and Sapphire are varieties of the same mineral, corundum. Red corundum is Ruby, while corundum in other colors is Sapphire.<\/p>\n
RUBY<\/a><\/h2>\nThe King of Precious Stones<\/h3>\n![\"Natural](\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Neptune-Necklace-RG-Silver-1-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Neptune Necklace – Ruby Gradient<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThere has never been anything subtle about Ruby.<\/p>\n
Its saturated color fascinated ancient civilizations, who saw something almost alive within the stone. The name Ruby comes from the Latin ruber<\/i>, meaning \u201cred,\u201d while ancient Sanskrit writings gave the ruby gemstone an even grander title: ratnaraj<\/i>, or \u201cking of precious stones.\u201d<\/p>\n
Legends described an inextinguishable flame burning within the ruby stone. In India, fine Rubies offered to Krishna were believed to bring rebirth as an emperor. In ancient China, noblemen placed Rubies into their armor for protection and beneath the foundations of buildings to encourage good fortune. Records suggest Rubies were being traded along China’s Silk Road as early as 200 BC.<\/p>\n
Myanmar, historically known as Burma, has been an important Ruby gemstone origin for well over a thousand years. There, warriors once believed Ruby could make them invincible. Burmese Rubies remain among the most celebrated in the world today.<\/p>\n
The Meaning & Symbolism of Ruby<\/h3>\n
The symbolism surrounding Ruby has changed from civilization to civilization, yet certain themes appear again and again: passion, prosperity, protection, vitality, and love. Its blood-red color became associated with life itself and, later, with the heart and romantic devotion. Medieval Europeans even wore Rubies in hopes of attracting health, wealth, wisdom, and success in love.<\/p>\n
Today, Ruby is the July birthstone and a traditional gemstone for the 15th and 40th wedding anniversaries.<\/p>\n
EMERALD<\/h2>\nFrom Ancient Egypt to Modern Heirlooms<\/h3>\n![\"Natural](\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Neptune-Necklace-EG-Silver-1-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Neptune Necklace – Emerald Gradient<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSome gemstones become inseparable from the people who loved them.<\/p>\n
For Emerald, that woman was Cleopatra.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian queen’s fascination with the vivid green gemstone became part of her legend. Cleopatra was famously associated with Egypt’s ancient Emerald mines near the Red Sea and used the stones as personal treasures and royal gifts. Accounts even describe Emeralds carved with her likeness.<\/p>\n
More than two thousand years later, the fascination remains.<\/p>\n
Emerald is the green variety of the mineral beryl, the same mineral family that gives us Aquamarine. Its color can move from luminous garden greens to intensely saturated shades that seem almost impossible to find in nature.<\/p>\n
Ancient Egypt was an important historical source, while some of today’s most celebrated natural Emeralds come from Colombia. Emerald deposits are also found in Zambia, Brazil, Ethiopia, and elsewhere around the world.<\/p>\n
Meaning & Symbolism<\/h3>\n
Perhaps because its color mirrors the natural world at its most abundant, Emerald meaning and symbolism have long been tied to renewal, growth, fertility, love, and prosperity.<\/p>\n
Across history, it has been a gemstone of springtime and rebirth, royalty and romance. That ancient relationship with new life feels particularly fitting for May’s birthstone, arriving at the height of spring.<\/p>\n
That ancient relationship with new life feels particularly fitting for May’s birthstone, arriving at the height of spring.<\/p>\n
SAPPHIRE<\/h2>\nThe Royal History of Sapphire<\/h3>\n![\"Natural](\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Neptune-Necklace-SG-Silver-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Neptune Necklace – Sapphire Gradient<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf Ruby burns, Sapphire seems to hold an entire horizon.<\/p>\n
Its deep blue has inspired comparisons to oceans and heavens for centuries. The word Sapphire traces back through Greek and Latin terms associated with blue, although some ancient references may actually have described Lapis Lazuli.<\/p>\n
Ancient Greeks wore Sapphire when seeking guidance from oracles and associated the stone with Apollo. During the Middle Ages, its celestial blue took on another meaning: members of the clergy wore Sapphire as a symbol of Heaven, while European royalty believed it offered protection and sound judgment. Eventually, the stone of wisdom became one of devotion.<\/p>\n
In 1981, then-Prince Charles presented Lady Diana Spencer with the now-famous 12-carat blue Sapphire engagement ring. Decades later, the same ring was given to Catherine Middleton by Prince William, carrying the gemstone and its royal story into another generation.<\/p>\n
Is Sapphire Always Blue?<\/h3>\n
Not at all. Natural Sapphire can occur in pink, yellow, green, purple, colorless, and other shades, although its celestial blue remains the color most synonymous with the gemstone.<\/p>\n
Significant Sapphire sources include Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Myanmar, Madagascar, Australia, and Montana.<\/p>\n
What Sapphire Has Symbolized for Centuries<\/h3>\n
For centuries, Sapphire has symbolized wisdom, sincerity, loyalty, truth, nobility, and faithfulness. Its ties to spiritual devotion and royalty helped establish it as one of history’s most meaningful gemstones.<\/p>\n
Sapphire is the September birthstone and traditionally marks fifth and 45th wedding anniversaries.<\/p>\n
![\"Natural](\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/New-Gradients-Neptune-Collection-1-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nDIAMOND<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nA Girl’s Best Friend, Made to Endure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n![\"Modern](\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DiamondGradient_CaptainKate_ModernMermaid-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Modern Mermaid Necklaces in Sterling Silver & Gold Vermeil featuring the Diamond Gradient.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFew natural elements have become as synonymous with forever as the Diamond.<\/p>\n
Formed deep within the Earth under extraordinary heat and pressure, natural Diamonds are composed almost entirely of carbon and are the hardest naturally occurring material known. Their name traces to the Greek adamas<\/em>, meaning \u201cinvincible\u201d or \u201cunconquerable,\u201d a fitting origin for a gemstone that has come to represent enduring love, resilience, and brilliance.<\/p>\nDiamonds have been treasured for thousands of years, with some of the earliest known sources traced to India before large deposits were later discovered across Brazil and Africa. Over time, their rarity and unique ability to reflect light carried them from royal treasures and ceremonial jewelry into one of the world’s most enduring symbols of commitment.<\/p>\n
The Meaning & Symbolism of Diamonds<\/span><\/h3>\nAcross generations, Diamond has come to symbolize love, brilliance, strength, purity, and devotion. Its exceptional durability helped inspire its association with permanence, while its unmistakable light made it a natural emblem of clarity and enduring beauty.<\/p>\n
Diamond is also the April birthstone and traditionally marks milestone anniversaries, most famously the 60th.<\/p>\n
Four Gemstones. Centuries of Meaning.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nWe have always given gemstones meaning.<\/p>\n
Perhaps that is why gemstone jewelry continues to feel so personal. We don’t only choose a stone because of how it looks. We choose it for what it reminds us of, what it represents, or the chapter of our lives we want it to mark.<\/p>\n
At Dune, that idea first took shape through our Diamond and Diamond & Turquoise Gradients, where natural gemstones cascade into sand or earth from a place with meaning. Now, Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire join the story<\/a>, bringing three extraordinary new colors and centuries of symbolism to our signature gradient technique.<\/p>\nChoose sand from a favorite shoreline, earth from a place that changed you, or one of thousands of elements from our Sandbank\u00ae.<\/a> You can even send us your own.<\/p>\nTheir history is already written. What you add next is entirely your own.<\/p>\n
![\"Natural](\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/705-Horizontal-Dune-Bar-Wave-Neptune-Necklaces-MOP-SG-Silver.jpg\")
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Precious Gemstones: Your Questions, Answered [FAQs]<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat are the seven precious stones?<\/h3>\n
<\/a>There has never been anything subtle about Ruby.<\/p>\n
Its saturated color fascinated ancient civilizations, who saw something almost alive within the stone. The name Ruby comes from the Latin ruber<\/i>, meaning \u201cred,\u201d while ancient Sanskrit writings gave the ruby gemstone an even grander title: ratnaraj<\/i>, or \u201cking of precious stones.\u201d<\/p>\n
Legends described an inextinguishable flame burning within the ruby stone. In India, fine Rubies offered to Krishna were believed to bring rebirth as an emperor. In ancient China, noblemen placed Rubies into their armor for protection and beneath the foundations of buildings to encourage good fortune. Records suggest Rubies were being traded along China’s Silk Road as early as 200 BC.<\/p>\n
Myanmar, historically known as Burma, has been an important Ruby gemstone origin for well over a thousand years. There, warriors once believed Ruby could make them invincible. Burmese Rubies remain among the most celebrated in the world today.<\/p>\n
The Meaning & Symbolism of Ruby<\/h3>\n
The symbolism surrounding Ruby has changed from civilization to civilization, yet certain themes appear again and again: passion, prosperity, protection, vitality, and love. Its blood-red color became associated with life itself and, later, with the heart and romantic devotion. Medieval Europeans even wore Rubies in hopes of attracting health, wealth, wisdom, and success in love.<\/p>\n
Today, Ruby is the July birthstone and a traditional gemstone for the 15th and 40th wedding anniversaries.<\/p>\n
EMERALD<\/h2>\nFrom Ancient Egypt to Modern Heirlooms<\/h3>\n<\/a>Neptune Necklace – Emerald Gradient<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSome gemstones become inseparable from the people who loved them.<\/p>\n
For Emerald, that woman was Cleopatra.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian queen’s fascination with the vivid green gemstone became part of her legend. Cleopatra was famously associated with Egypt’s ancient Emerald mines near the Red Sea and used the stones as personal treasures and royal gifts. Accounts even describe Emeralds carved with her likeness.<\/p>\n
More than two thousand years later, the fascination remains.<\/p>\n
Emerald is the green variety of the mineral beryl, the same mineral family that gives us Aquamarine. Its color can move from luminous garden greens to intensely saturated shades that seem almost impossible to find in nature.<\/p>\n
Ancient Egypt was an important historical source, while some of today’s most celebrated natural Emeralds come from Colombia. Emerald deposits are also found in Zambia, Brazil, Ethiopia, and elsewhere around the world.<\/p>\n
Meaning & Symbolism<\/h3>\n
Perhaps because its color mirrors the natural world at its most abundant, Emerald meaning and symbolism have long been tied to renewal, growth, fertility, love, and prosperity.<\/p>\n
Across history, it has been a gemstone of springtime and rebirth, royalty and romance. That ancient relationship with new life feels particularly fitting for May’s birthstone, arriving at the height of spring.<\/p>\n
That ancient relationship with new life feels particularly fitting for May’s birthstone, arriving at the height of spring.<\/p>\n
SAPPHIRE<\/h2>\nThe Royal History of Sapphire<\/h3>\n<\/a>Neptune Necklace – Sapphire Gradient<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf Ruby burns, Sapphire seems to hold an entire horizon.<\/p>\n
Its deep blue has inspired comparisons to oceans and heavens for centuries. The word Sapphire traces back through Greek and Latin terms associated with blue, although some ancient references may actually have described Lapis Lazuli.<\/p>\n
Ancient Greeks wore Sapphire when seeking guidance from oracles and associated the stone with Apollo. During the Middle Ages, its celestial blue took on another meaning: members of the clergy wore Sapphire as a symbol of Heaven, while European royalty believed it offered protection and sound judgment. Eventually, the stone of wisdom became one of devotion.<\/p>\n
In 1981, then-Prince Charles presented Lady Diana Spencer with the now-famous 12-carat blue Sapphire engagement ring. Decades later, the same ring was given to Catherine Middleton by Prince William, carrying the gemstone and its royal story into another generation.<\/p>\n
Is Sapphire Always Blue?<\/h3>\n
Not at all. Natural Sapphire can occur in pink, yellow, green, purple, colorless, and other shades, although its celestial blue remains the color most synonymous with the gemstone.<\/p>\n
Significant Sapphire sources include Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Myanmar, Madagascar, Australia, and Montana.<\/p>\n
What Sapphire Has Symbolized for Centuries<\/h3>\n
For centuries, Sapphire has symbolized wisdom, sincerity, loyalty, truth, nobility, and faithfulness. Its ties to spiritual devotion and royalty helped establish it as one of history’s most meaningful gemstones.<\/p>\n
Sapphire is the September birthstone and traditionally marks fifth and 45th wedding anniversaries.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nDIAMOND<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nA Girl’s Best Friend, Made to Endure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/a>Modern Mermaid Necklaces in Sterling Silver & Gold Vermeil featuring the Diamond Gradient.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFew natural elements have become as synonymous with forever as the Diamond.<\/p>\n
Formed deep within the Earth under extraordinary heat and pressure, natural Diamonds are composed almost entirely of carbon and are the hardest naturally occurring material known. Their name traces to the Greek adamas<\/em>, meaning \u201cinvincible\u201d or \u201cunconquerable,\u201d a fitting origin for a gemstone that has come to represent enduring love, resilience, and brilliance.<\/p>\nDiamonds have been treasured for thousands of years, with some of the earliest known sources traced to India before large deposits were later discovered across Brazil and Africa. Over time, their rarity and unique ability to reflect light carried them from royal treasures and ceremonial jewelry into one of the world’s most enduring symbols of commitment.<\/p>\n
The Meaning & Symbolism of Diamonds<\/span><\/h3>\nAcross generations, Diamond has come to symbolize love, brilliance, strength, purity, and devotion. Its exceptional durability helped inspire its association with permanence, while its unmistakable light made it a natural emblem of clarity and enduring beauty.<\/p>\n
Diamond is also the April birthstone and traditionally marks milestone anniversaries, most famously the 60th.<\/p>\n
Four Gemstones. Centuries of Meaning.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nWe have always given gemstones meaning.<\/p>\n
Perhaps that is why gemstone jewelry continues to feel so personal. We don’t only choose a stone because of how it looks. We choose it for what it reminds us of, what it represents, or the chapter of our lives we want it to mark.<\/p>\n
At Dune, that idea first took shape through our Diamond and Diamond & Turquoise Gradients, where natural gemstones cascade into sand or earth from a place with meaning. Now, Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire join the story<\/a>, bringing three extraordinary new colors and centuries of symbolism to our signature gradient technique.<\/p>\nChoose sand from a favorite shoreline, earth from a place that changed you, or one of thousands of elements from our Sandbank\u00ae.<\/a> You can even send us your own.<\/p>\nTheir history is already written. What you add next is entirely your own.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Precious Gemstones: Your Questions, Answered [FAQs]<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat are the seven precious stones?<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Some gemstones become inseparable from the people who loved them.<\/p>\n
For Emerald, that woman was Cleopatra.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian queen’s fascination with the vivid green gemstone became part of her legend. Cleopatra was famously associated with Egypt’s ancient Emerald mines near the Red Sea and used the stones as personal treasures and royal gifts. Accounts even describe Emeralds carved with her likeness.<\/p>\n
More than two thousand years later, the fascination remains.<\/p>\n
Emerald is the green variety of the mineral beryl, the same mineral family that gives us Aquamarine. Its color can move from luminous garden greens to intensely saturated shades that seem almost impossible to find in nature.<\/p>\n
Ancient Egypt was an important historical source, while some of today’s most celebrated natural Emeralds come from Colombia. Emerald deposits are also found in Zambia, Brazil, Ethiopia, and elsewhere around the world.<\/p>\n
Meaning & Symbolism<\/h3>\n
Perhaps because its color mirrors the natural world at its most abundant, Emerald meaning and symbolism have long been tied to renewal, growth, fertility, love, and prosperity.<\/p>\n
Across history, it has been a gemstone of springtime and rebirth, royalty and romance. That ancient relationship with new life feels particularly fitting for May’s birthstone, arriving at the height of spring.<\/p>\n
That ancient relationship with new life feels particularly fitting for May’s birthstone, arriving at the height of spring.<\/p>\n
SAPPHIRE<\/h2>\nThe Royal History of Sapphire<\/h3>\n<\/a>Neptune Necklace – Sapphire Gradient<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf Ruby burns, Sapphire seems to hold an entire horizon.<\/p>\n
Its deep blue has inspired comparisons to oceans and heavens for centuries. The word Sapphire traces back through Greek and Latin terms associated with blue, although some ancient references may actually have described Lapis Lazuli.<\/p>\n
Ancient Greeks wore Sapphire when seeking guidance from oracles and associated the stone with Apollo. During the Middle Ages, its celestial blue took on another meaning: members of the clergy wore Sapphire as a symbol of Heaven, while European royalty believed it offered protection and sound judgment. Eventually, the stone of wisdom became one of devotion.<\/p>\n
In 1981, then-Prince Charles presented Lady Diana Spencer with the now-famous 12-carat blue Sapphire engagement ring. Decades later, the same ring was given to Catherine Middleton by Prince William, carrying the gemstone and its royal story into another generation.<\/p>\n
Is Sapphire Always Blue?<\/h3>\n
Not at all. Natural Sapphire can occur in pink, yellow, green, purple, colorless, and other shades, although its celestial blue remains the color most synonymous with the gemstone.<\/p>\n
Significant Sapphire sources include Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Myanmar, Madagascar, Australia, and Montana.<\/p>\n
What Sapphire Has Symbolized for Centuries<\/h3>\n
For centuries, Sapphire has symbolized wisdom, sincerity, loyalty, truth, nobility, and faithfulness. Its ties to spiritual devotion and royalty helped establish it as one of history’s most meaningful gemstones.<\/p>\n
Sapphire is the September birthstone and traditionally marks fifth and 45th wedding anniversaries.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nDIAMOND<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nA Girl’s Best Friend, Made to Endure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/a>Modern Mermaid Necklaces in Sterling Silver & Gold Vermeil featuring the Diamond Gradient.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFew natural elements have become as synonymous with forever as the Diamond.<\/p>\n
Formed deep within the Earth under extraordinary heat and pressure, natural Diamonds are composed almost entirely of carbon and are the hardest naturally occurring material known. Their name traces to the Greek adamas<\/em>, meaning \u201cinvincible\u201d or \u201cunconquerable,\u201d a fitting origin for a gemstone that has come to represent enduring love, resilience, and brilliance.<\/p>\nDiamonds have been treasured for thousands of years, with some of the earliest known sources traced to India before large deposits were later discovered across Brazil and Africa. Over time, their rarity and unique ability to reflect light carried them from royal treasures and ceremonial jewelry into one of the world’s most enduring symbols of commitment.<\/p>\n
The Meaning & Symbolism of Diamonds<\/span><\/h3>\nAcross generations, Diamond has come to symbolize love, brilliance, strength, purity, and devotion. Its exceptional durability helped inspire its association with permanence, while its unmistakable light made it a natural emblem of clarity and enduring beauty.<\/p>\n
Diamond is also the April birthstone and traditionally marks milestone anniversaries, most famously the 60th.<\/p>\n
Four Gemstones. Centuries of Meaning.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nWe have always given gemstones meaning.<\/p>\n
Perhaps that is why gemstone jewelry continues to feel so personal. We don’t only choose a stone because of how it looks. We choose it for what it reminds us of, what it represents, or the chapter of our lives we want it to mark.<\/p>\n
At Dune, that idea first took shape through our Diamond and Diamond & Turquoise Gradients, where natural gemstones cascade into sand or earth from a place with meaning. Now, Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire join the story<\/a>, bringing three extraordinary new colors and centuries of symbolism to our signature gradient technique.<\/p>\nChoose sand from a favorite shoreline, earth from a place that changed you, or one of thousands of elements from our Sandbank\u00ae.<\/a> You can even send us your own.<\/p>\nTheir history is already written. What you add next is entirely your own.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Precious Gemstones: Your Questions, Answered [FAQs]<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat are the seven precious stones?<\/h3>\n
<\/a>If Ruby burns, Sapphire seems to hold an entire horizon.<\/p>\n
Its deep blue has inspired comparisons to oceans and heavens for centuries. The word Sapphire traces back through Greek and Latin terms associated with blue, although some ancient references may actually have described Lapis Lazuli.<\/p>\n
Ancient Greeks wore Sapphire when seeking guidance from oracles and associated the stone with Apollo. During the Middle Ages, its celestial blue took on another meaning: members of the clergy wore Sapphire as a symbol of Heaven, while European royalty believed it offered protection and sound judgment. Eventually, the stone of wisdom became one of devotion.<\/p>\n
In 1981, then-Prince Charles presented Lady Diana Spencer with the now-famous 12-carat blue Sapphire engagement ring. Decades later, the same ring was given to Catherine Middleton by Prince William, carrying the gemstone and its royal story into another generation.<\/p>\n
Is Sapphire Always Blue?<\/h3>\n
Not at all. Natural Sapphire can occur in pink, yellow, green, purple, colorless, and other shades, although its celestial blue remains the color most synonymous with the gemstone.<\/p>\n
Significant Sapphire sources include Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Myanmar, Madagascar, Australia, and Montana.<\/p>\n
What Sapphire Has Symbolized for Centuries<\/h3>\n
For centuries, Sapphire has symbolized wisdom, sincerity, loyalty, truth, nobility, and faithfulness. Its ties to spiritual devotion and royalty helped establish it as one of history’s most meaningful gemstones.<\/p>\n
Sapphire is the September birthstone and traditionally marks fifth and 45th wedding anniversaries.<\/p>\n
Few natural elements have become as synonymous with forever as the Diamond.<\/p>\n Formed deep within the Earth under extraordinary heat and pressure, natural Diamonds are composed almost entirely of carbon and are the hardest naturally occurring material known. Their name traces to the Greek adamas<\/em>, meaning \u201cinvincible\u201d or \u201cunconquerable,\u201d a fitting origin for a gemstone that has come to represent enduring love, resilience, and brilliance.<\/p>\n Diamonds have been treasured for thousands of years, with some of the earliest known sources traced to India before large deposits were later discovered across Brazil and Africa. Over time, their rarity and unique ability to reflect light carried them from royal treasures and ceremonial jewelry into one of the world’s most enduring symbols of commitment.<\/p>\n Across generations, Diamond has come to symbolize love, brilliance, strength, purity, and devotion. Its exceptional durability helped inspire its association with permanence, while its unmistakable light made it a natural emblem of clarity and enduring beauty.<\/p>\n Diamond is also the April birthstone and traditionally marks milestone anniversaries, most famously the 60th.<\/p>\n We have always given gemstones meaning.<\/p>\n Perhaps that is why gemstone jewelry continues to feel so personal. We don’t only choose a stone because of how it looks. We choose it for what it reminds us of, what it represents, or the chapter of our lives we want it to mark.<\/p>\n At Dune, that idea first took shape through our Diamond and Diamond & Turquoise Gradients, where natural gemstones cascade into sand or earth from a place with meaning. Now, Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire join the story<\/a>, bringing three extraordinary new colors and centuries of symbolism to our signature gradient technique.<\/p>\n Choose sand from a favorite shoreline, earth from a place that changed you, or one of thousands of elements from our Sandbank\u00ae.<\/a> You can even send us your own.<\/p>\n Their history is already written. What you add next is entirely your own.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nDIAMOND<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
A Girl’s Best Friend, Made to Endure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/a>The Meaning & Symbolism of Diamonds<\/span><\/h3>\n
Four Gemstones. Centuries of Meaning.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nPrecious Gemstones: Your Questions, Answered [FAQs]<\/a><\/h2>\n
What are the seven precious stones?<\/h3>\n