Gemstones

Gemstones information for precious and semi precious colored Gems.

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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.

More Information about Aquamarine on Gemstones Market:-

 Aquamarine gemstones names.

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

For more information about Almandine gemstone on  Gemstones Market :-

Healing Powers of Almandine Gemstone

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. 

 

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