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 Lapis Lazurite is a popular but generally expensive mineral. Well-formed, deep blue crystals are rare and valuable. Lapis lazuli is a gemstone of the kind that might have come straight out of the Arabian Nights: a deep blue with golden inclusions of pyrites which shimmer like little stars. Color: Blue, greenish-blue, violet blue Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: A complex aggregate Crystal Group: Not applicable Refractive Index: 1.5 Hardness: 5.5 Density: 2.7-2.9 Occurrence: Afganistan, Pakistan, Chile, Russia, U.S.A., Angola, Burma
| Natural Turquoise Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium.The gem turquoise owes it's beauty almost entirely to its superb color. It has been used for ornamentation since 3000BC and possibly before. Color: Blue, Greenish Blue Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)85H2O Crystal Group: Triclinic Refractive Index: 1.62 Hardness: 5.5-6 Density: 2.60- 2.90 Occurrence: Iran, USA, India, Tibet, China, Egypt, Chile, Russia, Australia
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