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== Standard implementation ==
=== Anime
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' is absolutely flooded with both good and evil jewelry, the most famous being the Silver Crystal (which had to be assembled from 7 Rainbow Crystals in the anime). Most of the jewelry is, oddly, [[Anatomy of the Soul|physically manifested aspects of the human soul]]. Any given person apparently has a friggin ''jewelry store'' in there somewhere.
* The Ruby and Sapphire Orbs from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
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* Dualium in ''[[AKB0048]]'' which serves as the reason why entertainment is banned.
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* The Infinity Gems from [[Marvel Comics]].
=== Film ===
* Although non-magical, the Heart of the Ocean was the elusive MacGuffin that kicked off the framing story of James Cameron's ''[[Titanic]]''.
* The [[Unobtainium]] (no, seriously, that's what it's called) in ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'' is actually more of a Mineral [[MacGuffin]]—aside from being a source of [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|Human]]-[[Noble Savage|Na'vi]] conflict, its only use is to sit there and be expensive.
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* In [[Chivalric Romance]]s, the magical jewel that shone of its own light is a stock magical item.
* The Silmarils from [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', and to a lesser extent, the rings of the Elves, which are set with diamond, sapphire, and ruby.
** And the Arkenstone from ''[[The Hobbit (novel)|The Hobbit]]'', which is only notable in the story because Thorin wants it. A common fan theory states [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJmMDWsYarE that the Arkenstone ''is'' one of the Silmarils.]
* Odd take from the Kid Lit fantasy series ''Diadem'': All gems were magic and each had their own power, but only someone with magical talent could unlock them.
* The Sun Stones from the [[Dinotopia]] books, used to power the strutters.
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* Subverted in an [[Artemis Fowl]] mini-book that takes place [[Interquel|between the first two novels.]] Artemis goes to a lot of trouble to steal a unique jewel from a group of dwarves pretending to be a human circus troupe. He gives the stock "focus a new laser I'm developing" excuse to dwarf ally Mulch Diggums, who seems sceptical but doesn't push it. Artemis really wants it as a present for his mother, since it matches the colour of his [[Disappeared Dad|missing father's]] eyes.
* In Alan Garner's ''[[The Weirdstone of Brisingamen]]'', the titular gemstone is part of a magical bracelet that can be used to protect its wearer, but serves a more important purpose in powering the enchantments which keep [[King in the Mountain|Arthur and his Knights agelessly asleep]] in Fundindelve.
=== Live-Action TV ===
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=== Web Animation ===
* Spoofed on ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' with a mention of "Stinkoman and the Challenge of the Crystal Shards" (at the end of [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028073547/http://www.homestarrunner.com/stinkoturkey.html this cartoon]).
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== Laser-focusing variants ==
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* The diamonds needed by Mr. Freeze
* The ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' film ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'', where the only reason Blofeld set up the diamond-smuggling pipeline in the first place was to snag enough gems to power his [[Kill Sat]]'s [[Frickin' Laser Beams]].
* One of the ''Pink Panther'' films used the eponymous Pink Panther diamond for this.
* Dr. Claw uses a giant ruby as part of his time-freezing beam in ''[[Inspector Gadget 2]]''.
* Through the majority of Congo the blue diamonds are wanted for laser communication with satellites. The last few minutes subvert this when the main character when said laser gets turned [[Up to Eleven]] and {{spoiler|destroys the satellite.}} This was a spur of the moment solution, thus the diamonds maintain their [[MacGuffin]] status up to that moment.
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