Gemsona Resources

A catalog of gemstones and other various rocks, speculation on what those gems may be like, and what roles they might play in Homeworld society based on the physical properties of each gem.As of...

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@gemsona-hq‘s November Prompt!

I decided to kill two birds with one stone on this one – both the TV Tropes and the Extended Opening prompts are drawn here. I really wanted to add more to the list of tropes that apply to Amazonite, but it’s currently 1:30 in the morning and five is good enough for me, for now. 

Tropes and their basic description as applying to Amazonite are listed under the readmore for the sake of not taking up too much space on your dash.

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@artsysnail WIP for the gemfusion

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doing a gemsona meme and it’s taking me aaaaaaaaaaaaages

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One thing we have to do in the halloween assignment is draw ourselves as a superhero so I was like MY GEMSONA

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Members of The Siivoa (The Cleanup Crew): Nepouite and Serpentine.

I’m saving their Bio for the 30 day Gemsona Challenge.

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Apatite.  gouache, A4

Gemsona not my.She belongs to https://vk.com/mary3999d

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A friend of mine (@hapifeisu, you lovely shit) asked me to make a gemsona the other day - and I, being SU trash, couldn’t refuse. Especially, since she promised she’d make one, too.

((Sorry, bud. In the end, this big lug isn’t a gemsona at all, it’s another OC))

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A word on why Homeworld hates Garnet

A few important facts about Garnet:

Sapphires and Rubies are two of four internationally recognized precious gemstones (the other two being Diamonds and Emeralds).

Homeworld has a caste system, which they take very seriously.

Garnet is a fusion between a Sapphire and a Ruby.

Garnets are more common and less valuable than either Rubies or Sapphires.

Homeworld would be repulsed at the idea that the fusion of two high-ranking would turn out to be a less valuable gem. 

Never mind that a lower-ranked gem would ever be more powerful than the high-ranking gems they are made of. 

But if those gems decided to stay fused, therefore willfully lowering their rank in Gem society?  And all in the name of “love?” 

Disgusting. It flies in the face of everything Homeworld society is built upon.

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Okenite

Color: White

Type: Zeolite

Symbolic meaning: “warm fuzzies”, purity, forgiveness, comfort, belonging, truth

Strengths: doesn’t dwell in denial, selfless, good at being the bearer of bad news, emotional healer, forgives others, sees the good in everyone. Basically Gem Jesus

Weaknesses: overly trusting/forgiving because Gem Jesus

Inversion: evil, hurts others for personal gain, sadistic, merciless, harsh, betrayal; basically the Gem AntiChrist (or maybe Gem Judas, idk much about the bible but apparently he betrayed Jesus or something)

Status: Single

Caste: GEM JESUS

Interesting Gem Facts: Okenite is generally made of small, thin crystals formed together to look like a cotton ball (on very rare occasions, single blade-like crystals of Okenite can form). The small crystals are flexible, but it is hard to test this without bending too much and breaking off the crystal. Though it looks soft and fuzzy, Okenite is very fragile, and is easily damaged by people touching it. Because of its frailty, Okenite is not used as jewelry despite its cool appearance.

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Pyrope

Color: Deep Red

Type: Garnet

Symbolic meaning: Passion, Regeneration, Vitality, Order, Power, Courage

Strengths: Courageous, warmth, willpower, endurance, stable

Weaknesses: stubborn, overly focused, impulsive, confidence to the point of conceit

Inversion: hopeless, apathetic, lifeless, listless

Status: Single/Fusion

Caste: Lower-Middle Class

Interesting Gem Facts: Pyrope is a variety of Garnet. While Pyrope is similar to the canon Garnet from Steven Universe, the Garnet that we know is most likely Almandine Garnet, the most common type of Garnet. Almandine Garnet tends to be red with purple tones, which correlates with Garnet’s status as a fusion between Ruby, a red colored gem, and Sapphire, a blue colored gem. Pyrope Garnet, on the other hand, is always some shade deep red, only occasionally showing undertones of purple; some varieties of Pyrope will also take on green tones when heated.

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Emerald

Color: Green

Type: Beryl

Symbolic meaning: prosperity, living life to the fullest, vitality, inspiration, passion, “Stone of Successful Love,” “Poet’s Stone”

Strengths: energetic, determined, happy-go-lucky, inspires and moves others

Weaknesses: irresponsible, tunnel vision, “devil may care” attitude, over indulgent

Inversion: lethargic, anxious, gives up on caring, bitter, depressed, discourages new ideas

Status: Single

Caste: Very high-ranking gem; probably royalty

Interesting Gem Facts:

The word “emerald” originally comes from the Greek word “smaragdos.” The French later somehow got the word “esmeraude” from the Greek root, which later turned into the English word “Emerald.”

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Bixbite

Color: Red or Fushia

Type: Beryl

Symbolic meaning: Harmony, Compatibility, Healing, Love, Creativity, “Stone of Acceptance of All”

Strengths: creative, open minded but not gullible, sees the perspective of others, agreeable, matchmaker, pacifist, forgiving, compassionate

Weaknesses: impulsive, overly idealistic, overly trusting, blind to people’s bad sides, pacifist in situations where it may not be appropriate

Inversion: depressed, aggressive, bigoted, prejudiced, narcissistic

Status: Single/Fusion

Caste: Royalty

Interesting Gem Facts: Bixbite is one of the rarest gems on Earth - it is even rarer than Diamonds. It is also known as “Red Emerald” or “Red Beryl”. It is said to protect against mental manipulation from others.

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Jet

Color: Black

Type: Coal

Symbolic meaning: protection, purification, healing grief

Strengths: uplifts others, good listener, understanding, loyal, empathetic, introverted, calm

Weaknesses: may absorb other’s negative emotions, neglects own needs, needs a lot of self care

Inversion: emotionless, negative, self-centered, drags others down, sociopathic

Status:Single

Caste: Defective

Jet is possibly unfamiliar to the Gem Homeworld. Since Jet is basically coal, it can only form on planets in which there is organic life to be fossilized. As such a Jet gem would most likely be considered a defect, since they were probably supposed to form into a different gem entirely, but became Jet instead due to exposure to organic matter during their formation.

Interesting Gem Facts:

Jet is said to be a purifying and protective stone because it absorbs the negative energies around it. As such, people who use crystals for healing suggest “cleansing” Jet of negative energy, such as by leaving it out in the sun for a while.

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Smoky Quartz

Color: Gray, Black, or Amber

Type: Quartz

Symbolic meaning: Centering, Grounding, Stability, Protection

Strengths: pragmatic, makes the best of every situation, focused, hopeful, good at prioritizing, self-assured

Weaknesses: may be overly practical at times, may disregard emotion in favor of logic when making decisions, others may see them as cynical or pessimistic, dull/boring, takes a while to change

Inversion: pessimistic, impulsive, doubtful, unstable, unpredictable

Status: Single

Caste: High-ranking soldier, like all Quartz gems

Interesting Gem Facts:

People who use gems for healing say that Smokey Quartz feels “lighter” than other grounding/stabilizing stones. To me this indicates that a Smokey Quartz might have a similar personality to Garnet; stable and strong and stoic, but also compassionate and fun.

Smokey Quartz develops under similar conditions to Citrine.

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Aquamarine

Color: Blue

Type: Beryl

Symbolic meaning: courage, inner peace, hope, self-love, truth, healing, trust, letting go

Strengths: brave, good communicator, negotiation, introspective, speaks their mind, empathetic

Weaknesses: over thinks/analyzes things, pretentious, overly forgiving

Inversion: fearful, shy, wrathful, suppressed anger, conflicted, depressed, defeatist

Status: Single/Fusion, depending

Caste: possibly a middle-upper rank gem

Interesting Gem Facts: The name comes from the Latin “aqua marinus,” meaning “water of the sea.” It holds much of the same symbolism that the ocean does.

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I wish more people understood that it’s not like: Big Bad Cartoon Network saying “no you can’t have gays in your shows” and Rebecca Sugar somehow sneaks them in anyways. No, it’s more complicated than that.

In fact, CN execs have actually been generally very supportive of putting queer characters in their show, and what they ACTUALLY worry about is whether or not the gayness will affect their ability to market the episode to other countries worldwide for syndication*. Need I remind you, many countries still deem gay content “too risque” for childrens’ programming, and in some countries it’s outright illegal and pretty seriously punishable. But let me back up first.

*Syndication is when a TV network gives another network the rights to air their show for a certain price. It’s why you see King of the Hill and Family Guy on multiple TV networks. Network B wants rights to air Network A’s show because it might help attract audiences to come see A’s original content, and as long as they pay B for the rights to air it, B is totally fine with it. This is one way a show can help generate money for the network - money which, I will remind you all, is very necessary for the production of Cartoon Network’s shows. Animation is VERY EXPENSIVE STUFF!

So, if an episode of a CN show (let’s start with Adventure Time for example) has too much content that other syndicate networks deem inappropriate, they may edit or (worst case scenario) drop the show altogether, which means CN loses money and will probably face budget cuts (THAT’S BAD!). For example, look at how heavily Australia edits episodes of Adventure Time. They absolutely butchered the first LSP episode to take out any references to things as small as yelling at her parents, because “that teaches kids to hate their parents”.

The crew for Adventure Time has told us that CN execs have generally support the idea of PB and Marceline being romantically involved in the past, but they couldn’t outright say what it was, for fear that conservative syndicate networks would drop the show, resulting in loss of income. CN generates a decent chunk of money, but it’s not exactly the RICHEST network out there, and can’t afford much by way of losses. Failure is pretty much not an option.

But, now that it’s had a chance to tiptoe up to the line with AT episodes like “What Was Missing” and “Sky Witch” without much backlash, it’s given them enough confidence to step it up even further with the content in Steven Universe. CN wants to be supportive - frankly, I still consider it the most progressive of the Big Three networks for animation (*squints at Disney surreptitiously*) - but it’s still a tricky business and has to be taken one step at a time. It’s amazing to behold how well it’s working!

Anyway, I just hope we start seeing less of these posts that backhand Adventure Time or Cartoon Network for not having explicit Bubbline while lauding Steven Universe for including Ruby/Sapphire. Remember that SU’s successful addition of smol gays to its story owes a huge debt to Adventure Time for setting the stage in the first place.

Anyway, I’m super thankful for all this progression we’ve had in the past couple of years, and I can’t wait to see where the future takes us!

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