Since time began, gemstones and gold.
Even in the Garden of Eden there were such riches:
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. Genesis 2:12
The reason the Polo family traveled to faraway lands was to obtain wealth. Some of the gemstones they brought back to Venice included:
Rubies
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| Ruby in natural state |
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| Rubies set in a bracelet |
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| Natural ruby crystal |
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Turquoise
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| Turquoise is found in the United States and other countries |
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| Marco Polo brought turquoise to Vienna from Iran |
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| Tumbled/Polished Turquoise |
Amythest
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| Cut Amethyst |
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| Amethyst is quartz |
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| Amethyst geode |
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How would you like to find such riches? Where in your part of the world do such riches lie?
