Take your garnet, amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, pearl, peridot, opal, sapphire, ruby, turquoise or topaz birthstone ...

Gemstones, including rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, can be sold for cash, much the same as diamonds and other jewelry.

Through OPAL, scientists aim to understand the outer ... Astronomers utilized various filters (not shown here) to analyze cloud thickness, large storms, altitudes and chemical compositions.