Pierre Fine
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PIERRE FINE
Literally,‘fine stone’.
In France, this is the name given to transparent or opaque natural stones (which can also be called ‘ornamental stones’ when they are used to make decorative objects), as opposed to ‘precious stones’. In France, this term has replaced that of ‘semi-precious stones’.
Other French-speaking countries use the term ‘precious stones’ to describe all types of stone.
