Gemstone Chart |
Natural Dioptase Dioptase is an intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.Dioptase is a rather unusual gemstone that will rarely be found in your basic jewelry stores. It is a beautiful gemstone with a very unusual combination of green colors. Color: Dark blue green, emerald green, or turquoise Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: CuSiO2(OH) 2 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: RI 1.644 ¨C 1.709 Hardness: 5 Density: 3.28 ¨C 3.55 Occurrence: Russia, Tsumeb Namibia, California and Colorado USA, Congo, Zaire, Chile
| Natural Fluorite Fluorite has a wide range of colors including yellow, blue, pink purple and green. It is an interesting and beautiful gemstone. Color: Colorless, yellow, brown, green, blue, violet, pink Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: CaF2 Crystal Group: Cubic Refractive Index: 1.43 Hardness: 4 Density: 3.18 Occurrence: Namibia, U.K., Switzerland, Nigeria, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Poland, Italy, Norway, Germany, U.S.A.
| Natural Indicolite Indicolite is a very beautiful stone which is also known as "Blue Tourmaline". It is much different from the other gemstones found in the world.
Indicolite is one of the rarer varieties of elbaite. Color: Blue Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: (NaCa)(LI,MgFe,Al)9B3Si6(O,OH)31 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.624(+.005, -.005) - 1.644(+.006, -.006) Hardness: 7-7.5 Density: 3.06 (.05, +.15) Occurrence: Brazil, Namibia, U.S.A.
| Natural Quartz Quartz is the most common mineral on the face of the Earth. It is found in nearly every geological environment and is at least a component of almost every rock type.There are many different varieties of quartz, several of which are semi-precious gemstones. Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal Group: Trigonal Refractive Index: 1.544 - 1.553 Hardness: 7 Density: 2.65
| Natural Rhodolite Rhodolite is a beautiful pink to violetish red garnet which was named after the rhododendron flower. Commercially rhodolite is one of the most important garnets. Rhodolite is quite available in small sizes which are relatively low in price. Very fine large rhodolite garnets are rare and are moderate in price. Color: red, purple-red Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: Al2(SiO4)3 Crystal Group: Cubic Refractive Index: 1.75 - 1.77 Hardness: 7.25 Density: 3.74 - 3.94 Occurrence: Brazil, East Africa, Ceylon, India, Madagascar, Zimbabwe
| Natural Rubelite The rubellite is a particularly beautiful gemstone from the colourful family of the tourmalines. Its colour shines in the most beautiful nuances from red to shocking pink. Rubelite is rich in lithium and free of magnesium and iron. Color: Hot Pink to Intense red Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: (NaCa)(LI,MgFe,Al)9B3Si6(O,OH)31 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.624(+.005, -.005) - 1.644(+.006, -.006) Hardness: 7-7.5 Density: 3.06 (.05, +.15) Occurrence: Brazil, Madagascar, Nigeria, U.S.A.
| Natural Sapphire Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum,Blue is the main colour of the sapphire. Its beauty, its magnificent colours, its transparency, but also its constancy and durability are qualities associated with this gemstone by gemstone lovers and specialists alike.Fancy sapphires are pure individualism and are just made for lovers of individualistic coloured stone jewellery. They are currently available in a positively enchanting variety of designs - as ring stones, necklace pendants or ear jewellery. Color: blue, bluish purple, bluish violet, greenish yellow, orangy yellow, purple, red, reddish orange, red-orange or orange-red, reddish purple, red-purple or purple-red, slightly purplish red, violet, violetish blue, yellow, yellowish orange, pink Categories: precious stone Chemical Composition: AL22O3 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.759-1.778 Hardness: 9 Density: 4 Occurrence: Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Thailand, U.S.A., China
| Natural Scapolite Scapolite is actually the name of a series between the sodium chloride rich mineral called marialite and the calcium carbonate rich mineral meionite.Scapolite was originally discovered in 1913 in the Mogok Stone Tract in upper Burma (Myanmar). Scapolite is a rare and little known gemstone. It is a beautiful gem that comes in many colors. Color: white, yellow, violet,pink Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl /CA4Al6Si6O24CO3 Crystal Group: Tetragonal Refractive Index: 1.54 - 1.577 Hardness: 6 Density: 2.6-2.71 Occurrence: Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Burma, Brazil, Canada.
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