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Gemstone Chart
Natural Malaia Garnet Natural Malaia Garnet
Malaia garnet is a mixture of almandine, pyrope, and spessartine. It has remained the preserve of collectors for the 2 decades since it was discovered, mainly due to its extreme rarity.Tanzania is the known source for this lovely gemstone.
Color: orangey pink, champagne, orange brown, copper-pink.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: [Mg3 + Mn3]AL2(SIO4)
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.73 - 1.81
Hardness: 7 - 7.5
Density: 3.65 - 4.20
Occurrence: Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar

Natural Mali GarnetNatural Mali Garnet
Mali Garnet is a mixture of grossular (calcium aluminum silicate) and andradite (calcium iron silicate ). It is a yellow-green variety of grossular with a slight overlap in the grossular-andradite series.Mali garnet is one of the latest discoveries in the garnet family.
Color: yellow, brown, green.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.72-1.748
Hardness: 7.25
Density: 3.65
Occurrence: Mali

Natural Mawsitsit Natural Mawsitsit
Mawsitsit is a rare, intense green variety of jadeite found in Burma.Mawsitsit is named for its source location, the small village of Mawsitsit.It is found in only one deposit on earth..
Color: Green with black spots
Categories: semi-precious stone
Crystal Group: Not applicable
Refractive Index: 1.52
Hardness: varies, up to 7
Density: 2.5-3.2
Occurrence: Mawsitsit, Burma

Natural Moonstone Natural Moonstone
The most common moonstone is of the mineral adularia.It is an opaque stone, a simi-clear white, kind of the color of watered down milk.Moonstone Jewellery uses the gemstone moonstone as its main stone.
Color: white, blueish white.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: KalSI3O8
Crystal Group: Monoclinic
Refractive Index: 1.518 ¨C 1.526
Hardness: 6 ¨C 6.50
Density: 2.55 ¨C 2.57
Occurrence: Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Burma, Tanzania, U.S.A.

Natural MorganiteNatural Morganite
Morganite is a rare, pink semi-precious gemstone of the beryl family of minerals. With pink a fashion favorite, morganite is a gem that is much in demand. It has a dazzling brilliance and soft color that ranges from clear pink to a lovely peach.
Color: Pink - Champagne
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Crystal Group: Hexagonal
Refractive Index: 1.577(+-.016), 1.583 (+-.017)
Hardness: 7.5-8
Density: 2.72 (-.05, +.12)
Occurrence: Brazil, Madagascar

Natural MusgraviteNatural Musgravite
Musgravite is an extremely rare member of the taaffeite family that was discovered in 1967 in the Musgrave Range of South Australia. It is also one of rare gemstones that have been sought these years for the collection at GAAJ laboratory.
Color: pale olive green, grey, mauve, grey purple
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: (Fe2+,Zn,Mg)2Al6BeO12
Crystal Group: Hexagonal
Refractive Index: 1.717 - 1.739
Density: 3.68
Occurrence: The Musgrave Mountain Ranges in Central Australia

Natural Oligoclase Natural Oligoclase
Oligoclase is a rock-forming mineral belonging to the plagioclase feldspars. Oligoclase is famous for its two gem varieties: Sunstone and Moonstone.
Color: green, orange, red, colorless
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: [Na,Ca]AlSi3O8
Crystal Group: Triclinic
Refractive Index: 1.53 - 1.54
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Density: 2.62 - 2.65
Occurrence: Tvedestrand and Hitero on the south coast of Norway; near Lake Baikal Russia; Ontario, Canada; Tanzania; Kangayam, southern India; France; and in Maine, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Oregon in the USA.

Natural Peridot Natural Peridot
Peridot is the best known gem variety of olivine, a species name for a series of magnesium-iron rich silicate minerals.It is one of the prettiest of all green gems.Most peridot formed deep inside the earth and was brought to the surface by volcanoes. Some has also come to Earth in meteorites, but this extraterrestrial peridot is extremely rare, and you're not likely to see it in a retail jewelry store.
Color: Green, olive.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: (Mg,Fe)2(SiO)4
Crystal Group: Orthorhombic
Refractive Index: 1.654-1.689
Hardness: 6.5
Density: 3.34
Occurrence: China, Burma, East Africa, U.S.A., and Vietnam

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