Rainbow gem

Rainbow gems were brilliant treasures that were not actually gems, but silicon-based lifeforms native to the planet Gallinore.
They matured only after thousands of years, and the glow they produced was caused by their inner light. Despite their biologic nature, rainbow gems could be used as lightsaber crystals. Tenel Ka Djo, the Princess of Hapes, had a tiara of rainbow gems worth the price of an entire solar system. She used some of the crystals in her second lightsaber, after her first one malfunctioned and exploded, which also led to the loss of her arm.
The gems, often used in medallions, were considered very valuable, as just one was worth the price of a Calamarian cruiser. Due to their great value and untraceable nature, these gems comprised part of a Huttese bribe to Admiral Winstel Greelanx to purchase the battle plans for his impending assault on Nar Shaddaa. The Huttese bribe of gemstones was delivered by the young Han Solo.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
*The Hutt Gambit
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*The Courtship of Princess Leia 
*Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy 
*Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
*Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight 
*Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty 
*Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef 
*The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
*The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey
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==Sources==
*Pirates & Privateers
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Category:Creatures of Gallinore
Category:Creatures of unspecified diet
Category:Gemstones
Category:Lightsaber crystals
Category:Silicon-based creatures
Category:Species of undefined sentience