Figurative Symbolism of Stone and Its Possibilities in the Study of Special Vocabulary at School

The research is devoted to the study of specialized names of gemology in science and the school course of the Russian language. The terminological system in the sphere of names of precious stones is an interesting material for linguistic research. Prototerms of gemology have a mythological character, are distinguished by their originality and the richest history of formation. Semantic diversity, connotativeness generate genuine interest of students in terminological work. It is these aspects of studying the vocabulary of gemology that the authors of this article pay attention to.