Gemstones & Jewels

Gemstones & Jewels:
At the National Taiwan Museum, I learnt about Gemstones & Jewels. If you were to identify them, they would have to be:
1.EXTREMELY HARD
2.RARE
3.SHINY
4.BEAUTIFUL
Where are jewels found the most?
They are found mostly in South Africa.
Rubies: Burma
Sapphires: Australia
Emeralds: Columbia

Some countries use jewels to represent them, like:

ENGLAND:Diamond
GREECE:Sapphire
JAPAN: Crystal
FRANCE: Pearl
TAIWAN: Unknown?

Everybody has their own type of jewel that represents them according to their birthday. My jewel is the Diamond. Diamonds mean innocent & pure .

I think jewels are interesting & are extremely rare stones.