| Gemstone Chart |
 Natural Spessartite
The Spessartite is one of the most popular of all garnets. It is highly desired by collectors, jewelry designers and gem lovers.The sources for gem quality spessartine are Sri Lanka and Brazil.
Color: Orange, yellow, brown
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.79-1.81
Hardness: 7.25
Density: 4.14-4.20
Occurrence: Germany, Ceylon, Burma, Nigeria, Maevatanana-Madagascar, Isoanala-Madagascar, East Africa.
|  Natural Sphalerite
Sphalerite is one of the very few minerals that has a total of six directions of cleavage, and occurs in many different colors. It is an unusual rare gemstone which is craved for by people as it possesses more brilliance than diamonds.
Color: Orange, yellow, brown, green
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: ZnS
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 2.37
Hardness: 3.5-4
Density: 4.05
Occurrence: Spain, Mexico
|  Natural Sphene
Sphene is also known as calcium titanium silicate.It is named from the greek word for wedge, because of its typical wedge shaped crystal habit.Because of it's high dispersion and refractive index, a well cut sphene can display stunning brilliance. Sphene is somewhat soft and as a result is more suitable as a pendant than as a ring stone. Sphene is rarely very clean.
Color: Green, yellow. brown
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: CaTiSiO5
Crystal Group: Monoclinic
Refractive Index: (1.885-1.990,)-(1.915-2.050)
Hardness: 5.5
Density: 3.52-3.54
Occurrence: Austria, Dheirene-Madagascar, India, USA, Brazil.
|  Natural Spinel
Spinel is the magnesium aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals. It has the formula MgAl2O4.Pure spinel is white, but impurities give it a wide range of colors.Almost all colors are used in jewelry, but the most valuable and popular color is the deep red. Spinel is cut into gems for use as jewelry. The deep-red variety, known as ruby spinel, is the most prized form.
Color: orange, pink, black, blue, lavender, mauve, greenish blue, and vivid red
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: MgAl2O4
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.718 (-.006,+.044)
Hardness: 8
Density: 3.60 (-.03, +.30)
Occurrence: Mogok, Burma; Sri Lanka; Amboseli district, Kenya; Jemaa district, Nigeria; Matombo, Umba, and Tunduru Tanzania; Hunza, Pakistan; Pamir range, Tajikstan; Luc Yen, Vietnam; Madagascar; Australia; Sweden; Brazil.
|  Natural Star Sapphire
A star sapphire is a lovely gem that exhibits a six pointed star because of the intersection of six thin intersecting inclusions. When the gem is lit from above, the inclusions become quite visible and the star shape appears.A powdery grey-blue star sapphire is the centerpiece of a ring from the Art Deco period.
Color: Blue, green blue, violet, blue, black, brown, pink.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: AL2O3
Crystal Group: Hexagonal
Refractive Index: 1.759-1.778
Hardness: 9
Density: 4
Occurrence: Sri Lanka, Burma, India, East Africa, Ankarana-Madagascar, Thailand.
|  Natural Sunstone
Sunstone is a sodium-calcium-aluminum-silicate variety of plagioclase feldspar, which when viewed from certain directions exhibits a brilliant spangled appearance; this has led to its use as a gemstone.
Color: Orange-red, brownish-red
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: NaAlSi3O8
Crystal Group: Triclinic
Refractive Index: RI 1.54 ¨C1.55
Hardness: 6
Density: SG 2.62 ¨C 2.65
Occurrence: Near Lake Baikal Russia; East Africa; Hastings, Renfrew, and Haliburton, in Ontario Canada; Tvedestrand, Hitero, Norway; Kangayam, India; Maine, Oregon, New Mexico, California, and North Carolina, USA.
|  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
|  Natural Tanzanite
Tanzanite is a rare gem which has been celebrated as one of the most exciting finds of the 20th century. Manuel D¡¯Souza discovered the gem in 1967 in Tanzania. Because tanzanite is relatively soft, it is not usually set in necklaces and earrings, so the tiara is truly a rarity.
Color: Blue, Blue Purple, Green, Pink.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: Ca2(Al,OH)Al2(SIO4)
Crystal Group: Orthorhombic
Refractive Index: 1.688 - 1.707
Hardness: 6-7
Density: 3.30 (+.10, -.10)
Occurrence: Tanzania
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