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- Dictionarystone/stəʊn/
noun
- 1. hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material: "the houses are built of stone"
- 2. a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation: "a memorial stone" Similar
verb
- 1. throw stones at: "three vehicles were stoned and torched"
- 2. remove the stone from (a fruit). British
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4 days ago · Gemstone, any of various minerals highly prized for beauty, durability, and rarity. A few noncrystalline materials of organic origin (such as pearl and amber) also are classified as gemstones. Of the more than 2,000 identified natural minerals, fewer than 100 are used as gemstones and only 16 have achieved importance.
- Lazurite
Lazurite, blue variety of the mineral sodalite (q.v.) that...
- Onyx
Onyx, striped, semiprecious variety of the silica mineral...
- Asterism
asterism, in mineralogy, starlike figure exhibited in light...
- Spinel
spinel, mineral composed of magnesium aluminum oxide (MgAl 2...
- Tourmaline
tourmaline, borosilicate mineral of complex and variable...
- Jasper
Jasper, opaque, fine-grained or dense variety of the silica...
- Beryl
Beryl, mineral composed of beryllium aluminum silicate,...
- Carbuncle
Carbuncle, in mineralogy, a deep red, cabochon-cut...
- Lazurite
3 days ago · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.
3 days ago · The hardness, brilliance, and sparkle of diamonds make them unsurpassed as gems. In the symbolism of gemstones, the diamond represents steadfast love and is the birthstone for April. Diamond stones are weighed in carats (1 carat = 200 milligrams) and in points (1 point = 0.01 carat).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones.
2 days ago · The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος néos 'new' and λίθος líthos 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts of the world.
2 days ago · The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic ( / ˌpeɪlioʊˈlɪθɪk, ˌpæli -/ PAY-lee-oh-LITH-ik, PAL-ee- ), also called the Old Stone Age (from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós) 'old', and λίθος (líthos) 'stone'), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of huma...
4 days ago · The meaning of A HEART OF STONE is an inflexible and unfriendly or unkind disposition. How to use a heart of stone in a sentence.
