Gemstone Chart |
Natural Amethyst As a member of the quartz family, amethyst is one of the most common, hence under-appreciated, gemstones on the market. Color: purple, violet Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.544 - 1.553 Hardness: 7 Density: 2.66 Occurrence: Brazil, Uraguay, Bolivia, Madagascar, Russia, USA, Zambia
| Natural Ametrine Ametrine is a unique semi-precious gemstone that is a blend of citrine and amethyst.It has a warm, soft cream color that shows hints of both its lilac and honey hued parents. Color: purple, violet, yellow Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.544 - 1.553 Hardness: 7 Density: 2.66 Occurrence: Brazil, Bolivia
| Natural Chalcedony Chalcedony is a catch all term that includes many well known varieties of cryptocrystalline quartz gemstones. They are found in all 50 States, in many colors and color combinations, and in sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. Color: grayish, purple, white, green, blue, lavender, yellow, brown Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.530 - 1.539 Hardness: 6.5 Density: 2.57 ¨C 2.64 Occurrence: Brazil, U.S.A. Germany, India, Uruguay, Austarlia, Egypt, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar, Mexico, Tanzania, and many other localities throughout the world.
| Natural Color Change Sapphire A rare variety of sapphire, known as color changing sapphire, exhibits different colors in different light. A color change sapphire is blue in natural light, and violet in artificial light. A similar effect is also seen in alexandrite. Color: Color changing blue to purple, greenish brown to red Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: AL22O3 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.759-1.778 Hardness: 9 Density: 4 Occurrence: Ceylon, East Africa
| Natural Fire Agate Fire Agate is a variety of agate containing inclusions of goethite or limonite, it is a layered stone. The layers are small enough that light entering them forms interference colors known as "fire." Color: Orange, green, purple, Red, blue, peacock Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal Group: Trigonal Refractive Index: 1.544 - 1.553 Hardness: 7 Density: 2.65 Occurrence: Central Mexico, Arizona USA
| Natural Freshwater Pearl Freshwater pearls are a kind of pearl that comes from freshwater mussels.Freshwater pearls come in many shapes from round to button shapes, from flat flakes to rice shapes and in many colors. As with the salt water Akoya pearl the round shapes are generally more expensive. Color: orange, pink, white, gray, light purple, rose, black, brown, gold, yellow, silvery, green, blue, bronze. Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: CaCO3 Crystal Group: Not applicable Hardness: 3.5 - 4.0 Density: 2.66 ¨C 2.78+ Occurrence: China, Japan
| 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 Taaffeite The chemical formula of mineral Taaffeite is indicated by BeMgAl4O8 or Beryllium Magnesium Aluminum Oxide. Taaffeite actually belongs to the Oxides and Hydroxides mineral class. Taaffeite is one of the beautiful and Rarest gems in the world. Color: Mauve, reddish violet, brownish-purple, pink, red, blue. Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: Beryllium magnesium aluminate wi Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.71-1.72. Hardness: 8 - 8.5 Density: 3.60 - 3.71 Occurrence: Tunduru, Tanzania; Sri Lanka
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