Amber
Amber is derived from a coniferous tree. Amber is widely used for ornamental purposes.
Colour of Amber
Amber is found in wide variety of colours. Following are the most common colors of Amber available in.
Yellow
Orange
Reddish brown
Aquamarine
Aquamarine Colour
Aquamarine gemstone is found in variety of blue shades.
The common colour in gem market is greenish blue, deep blue and sky blue.
The deep colour Aquamarine are rare and expensive.
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Healing Powers of Aquamarine Gemstone
Almandine
Almandine is also sometime refer to as almandite gemstone in the gem markets. However Almandite is incorrect name.
Almandine Gemstone Colour
Almandine gemstone is found in following color.
Deep Red
Brownish Red
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Gemstones Color
Gemstones are present is variety of colour. It is important to know about the gemstones that are available in different colours. Following are the details about the different gemstones and their color.
Colourless and White Gemstones
The names of the common and well known colourless and white gemstones common in gemstones market around the world are Diamond, Corundum (white sapphire), Topaz, Quartz (rock-crystal), Zircon (where ‘fired’), Moonstone, Beryl and Tourmaline. Other gemstones that are in white colour but rare are Phenakite, Spodumene (colourless kunzite) and beryllonit.
Yellow Color Gemstones
Semi Precious and precious gemstones that are present in yellow color are Diamond, Topaz, Corundum (Yellow Sapphire), Quartz (Citrine, Scotch or occidental Topaz), Tourmaline, Zircon, Sphene, Spodumene, and Beryl.
Pink and Lilac colour Stones
Precious and semi precious stones that have pink or lilac color are Corundum (pink sapphire), Spinel (balas-ruby), Tourmaline (rubellite), Topaz (usually when it is treated by treatment we mean ‘fired’), spodument (kunzite), beryl (morganite) and quartz (roze-quartz).
Red Color Gemstones
Gemstones that have red colour are Corundum (ruby), Garnet (Pyrope, Almandine), Spinel (Balas Ruby), Tourmaline (Rubellite), zircon and opal particularly fire-opal.
Green Color Semi Precious and Precious Gemstones
The names of the gemstones that have green color are Beryl (Emerald, aquamarine), Peridot, Corundum, tourmaline, chrysoberyl (including alexandrite), zircon and garnet (demantoid). Some less common or rare minerals that have green color are Spodumene (hiddenite), euclase, diopside, idocrase, epidote, apatite, obsidian. Some rare diamonds have green colour. Turquoise and jade are found in green colour but like its previously mentioned these are rare species.
Blue Color Stones Precious and Semi Precious Gemstones
The most common blue color gemstones are Corundum (sapphire), spinel, topaz, tourmaline, zircon. Rare gemstones that have blue colour are kyanite, iolite, Benitoite, Apatite. Some rare diamonds are also blue colour. The other rare gems that have blue color are semi-opaque, turquoise, lapis lazuli and sodalite.
Violet and Purple Gemstones
Gemstones that have violet and purple colour are Quartz (amethyst), Corundum (oriental amethyst), Spinel (Almandine- Spinel), Garnet (Almandine), Spodumene (kunzite) and Apatite.
Brown Colour Gems
Diamond is also found in brown color. But it is very rare. Other semi precious gemstones that have brown color are Tourmaline, Quartz (smoky-quartz). Other less common species are Andalusite, Axinite and Sphene.