Black Star Diopside Phenomenon Gemstones

You have probably heard of a Star Sapphire, but what about a Black Star Diopside? Black Star Dioside, also referred to as the Star of India is a natural untreated gemstone, that has a four pointed star on the gemstone. This is called a phenomenon gemstone. A Star Sapphire has a six pointed star, that is how you can be sure what you are purchasing. Plus a Star Sapphire has a simulated and synthetic version, where as Star Diopside does not. Star Diopside is very popular in India, but not so much here in the states. Even though it is totally natural it doesn't get the showtime of a Star Sapphire. I own several of these beauties, and will hope to be making jewelry with them soon. Check out the video to see exactly what a four pointed star looks like. As with all star phenomenon gemstones, the star is best see outside in natural sunlight. Indoor light makes it look washed out, and difficult to see.

And The Winner Of The October Contest Is:

The winner of the Black Star Diopside ring, or an advertising link, is Three Fates Designs. The random number chosen by Random.org was 17, that number was pre-assigned by my to Three Fates. I had 33 entries for this contest. I will be contacting her to let her know she has won. Thank you to all those that entered.

My November contest, is being worked on right now. It will be a combined contest, with my Homeschool blog. So stay tuned for that.

Win A Black Star Diopside Ring, Or A Free 90 Day Text Advertising Link

Ok the contest, for October, officially starts tonight at midnight, and runs until Oct. 29th. On the 29th all entries, will be put in a Pumpkin, and a winners name drawn. For this contest, you must live in the USA, or Canada, to participate. Here are the rules:

1- If you leave a comment, on this post, or any post, you will receive 1 entry. Please be sure it is a relevant comment, to the subject of the post, or it will not be counted. If you comment every day, you will have an entry, every day.

2- If you Buzz up, this article, or any article, you will receive 1 entry. After you Buzz up the story you must either come back, and comment, or email me that you did so. You can do this every day, on the daily post, and get an entry every day.

3- If you blog about this contest, on your blog, or website, you will get 1 entry. Be sure to email me, so I can verify the info, and receive your info, for tracking.

4- If you sign up to follow, my blog, that is 1 entry, or if you join my RSS feed, that is also 1 entry.

There is no age limit, for this contest, but as stated you must have a valid USA, or Canadian mailing address.

Good luck to everyone, and have fun.