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The meaning of yellow is determined through its different shades. A pure and bright shade of yellow symbolizes happiness and joy. Pale yellow represents an unrequited love and pure energy. Bright and sunny yellow is the representation of awareness and clarity. The different shades of yellow represents different kinds of effect. A yellow-green color conveys deceit and can create a disoriented feeling, while a yellow-orange color bestows a sense of establishment.

Wearing or carrying yellow gemstones promote freedom of self-expression. Yellow gems are the perfect stones of public speakers and writers, as they increase the person’s eloquence. It stimulates mental awareness and enhances the skills in decision making.

Usually when we think of yellow gems we think of Citrine or Yellow Topaz. Here are some other yellow gem stones you may enjoy:

Amber

A lot of people learned about amber through the movie “Jurassic Park”. The film surprisingly resulted to a worldwide demand for amber stones. Before, amber was just sold in limited markets, not until millions saw that the DNA of dinosaurs were extracted from a mosquito trapped in an amber stone; it was shown in the film. Nowadays, amber stones are mostly seen in the Dominican Republic and Baltic States. During the stone age, amber was thought to have supernatural powers and people wore them when they worship. Amber is one of the oldest stones used for human ornament. Pendants and beads made of amber have been found in Europe centuries ago before Christ. Though amber looks stunningly beautiful, many people believed that it is not a true stone. It is in fact a fossilized resin from coniferous trees. It has a pale yellow color and can sometimes have a dark brown touch. There are some amber stones that are red in color but they are utterly rare. Amber is known to contain small animals and insects, as well as bark and leaves. With this having said, amber is believed to possess life because it is warm as compared to other gem stones. Amber jewelry looks very sensational in daylight.

Yellow Tourmalines

The tourmaline is a family of miracle colored gemstones. It comes in various colors that is influenced by natural processes. Among the most popular tourmalines is the yellow variant. Most yellow tourmalines have a hint of brown. This variant of the tourmaline group is an interesting one and many jewellers use it in making jewelries. It has some traces of magnesium causing the yellow color of the stone. The large yellow tourmalines were very rare in Malawi and only 10% were of good quality. When the stone is cut, 95% of the stone weigh less than a carat. The yellow ones make a good wearing jewelry because it suits every skin color. Another famous characteristic of this stone is that it has an odor that only the cutter can notice. While the cutter gives the stone a final shape, he will notice a good scent coming out from the stone.

Yellow Beryls

A yellow colored stone makes a person happy and cheerful. It livens up your mood and can calm you down. In the world of precious stones, the yellow beryl is one of the most frequent choices of jewelers. Yellow beryl is also called “Heliodor”, which came from the greek words for sun “helios” and gift “doron”.

A pure beryl is actually colorless in nature, but some foreign substances influenced the change of color in beryls. Some iron and minerals that contained uranium gave a paler yellow tone to beryl. It practically has the same characteristics with the light blue beryl. Yellow beryls hold great fascination to yellow hues, from less intense lemon yellow to golden yellow. Yellow beryls are popular gems not just because of its radiant color, but also because of its hardness that’s perfect for any kind of jewelry. A necklace with a yellow beryl pendant symbolizes a free spirited person with a positive perspective in life.

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