Why do gems have value?

 By Richard S Brown, PG

Why do gems have value? Why does any “thing” have value? If we analyze the factors we can see four factors at play, and with a 5th factor also coming into play as the case may be. These 5 value factors are:

1. Beauty
2. Rarity
3. Durability
4. Portability

And in some cases involving sacred objects an extra consideration would be…

5. Power

In progress…