Guest guest Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Back in 1974 my gem guru was late Raj Roop Tank in Jaipur. I was first taught that " Gomeda " was Brown Zircon. Even now a number of authorities say Gomeda is ZIRCON. Other authorities say Gomeda is Garnet. In fact, in Thai language the word for any garnet is Gomed. It is my opinion, after considering and practicing full-time for 35 years (as of this year), that Gomeda refers to any brown to orange garnet, primarily Hessonite garnet, but also any type (there are 4 types of garnet), such as Spessartite. In Vedic times they had no way to distinguish between Hessonite or Spessartite which look and feel the same. A mixture of " honey, blood & moonlight " - or orange, is the ideal color given for Gomeda. And orange (brown) zircon is uparatna for Gomeda. Zircon has been used for 1000s of years and they have a very high hardness of 7.5. In fact, they are stronger that most gems, what to speak of natural pearls and corals which are so soft, yet still we must wear them. Y/s, Richard sacred-objects , Abhishek Dutta <benarsibabu wrote: > > Dear Jitendra, > > Natural Zircon is too brittle for everyday wear..... > > --- On Thu, 26/2/09, jitendra hassija <jitendra_hassija1 wrote: > > jitendra hassija <jitendra_hassija1 > Re: Substitute of white sapphire > sacred-objects > Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 9:15 PM > > > > > whut about white zircon...... ? > --- On Thu, 2/26/09, Abhishek Dutta <benarsibabu@ .co. in> wrote: > > Abhishek Dutta <benarsibabu@ .co. in> > Re: Substitute of white sapphire > sacred-objects > Thursday, February 26, 2009, 12:10 AM > > > > > > > > Sriman, > > White Sapphire is a substitute for Diamond not vice versa.... Other Quality Natural Diamond subs. are; Danburite & Moissanite. > > Best > > > > > > --- On Wed, 25/2/09, ji_sahib <ji_sahib > wrote: > > ji_sahib <ji_sahib > > Subtitude of white sapphire > sacred-objects > Wednesday, 25 February, 2009, 7:37 AM > > > > > Sir, > > which stone is best subtitude of white Sapphire. > > Thanks > > ---Diamond is best substitute for white sapphire. > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. > > > > > > > > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger./invite/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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