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jacinth

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jacinth
guards against plague and wounds. [Gem Symbolism: Kunz, 81]
See : Protection
jacinth
endows owner with discretion. [Gem Symbolism: Kunz, 82]
See : Prudence
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In Alphonso's Clericalis Disciplina a serpent was mentioned with eyes of real jacinth, and in the romantic history of Alexander, the Conqueror of Emathia was said to have found in the vale of Jordan snakes "with collars of real emeralds growing on their backs.
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