Gemstone characteristic that lends value to a gemstone. Apart from jewelry, from earliest antiquity engraved gems and hardstone carvings, such as cups, were major luxury art forms. A gem maker is called a lapidary or gemcutter; a diamond cutter is called a diamantaire. The traditional classification in the West, which goes back to the ancient Greeks, begins with a distinction between "precious" and "semi-precious"; similar distinctions are made in other cultures. In modern use the precious stones are diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald, with all other gemstones being semi-precious. This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones in ancient times,
Wedding Song (There Is Love) US Top 20 hit "Kiss Me Goodbye"—"The Wedding Song" was the second and final chart single by the Nevada fronted by Kelley—subsequent to the band's version of "How Great Thou Art" #8 in 1972—and was the fourth and final collaboration between Kelley and the Nevada: the vocalist on the Nevada's 1966 debut recording "Be My Man", Eileen Kelley elected in 1974 to sever her ties with the Nevada and join the Big Eight Showband. Captain & Tennille recorded "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" for their 1976 album "Song of Joy". "Wedding Song" was intended to be issued as a fourth