I love rhinestones - sparkly, colorful,
shiny rhinestones! While I was sitting here at my desk today, a random
thought popped into my head: “Why are rhinestones called
“rhine-stones” and where did they originate? To me, the word doesn't sound particularly pretty or
like it suits the actual stone. And what exactly does “rhine”
in rhinestone mean, anyway?
I just had to do a little investigation. So, with a bit of research on the
internet, I discovered that rhinestones were originally rock crystals
gathered from the river Rhine. Isn't that cool!? The Rhine
is a European river that runs from the Swiss Alps through
Germany and eventually flows into the Netherlands. What a
beautiful, lush origin for these sparkly stones.
I just had to do a little investigation. So, with a bit of research on the
internet, I discovered that rhinestones were originally rock crystals
gathered from the river Rhine. Isn't that cool!? The Rhine
is a European river that runs from the Swiss Alps through
Germany and eventually flows into the Netherlands. What a
beautiful, lush origin for these sparkly stones.I love learning little tidbits like this, and I hope you all enjoyed that fun fact!
-Karlin
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