Gemstone Chart |
Natural Apatite Apatite displays strong fluorescence under short wave ultra-violet light. There is a particularly intense and deeply saturated, geenish-blue (aka swiss blue) variety from Madagascar known as "Neon Apatite" that is becoming quite popular in the gem trade. Color: yellow, green, below, violet Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: Phosphate group Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.63-1.64 Hardness: 5 Density: 3.17-3.23 Occurrence: Burma, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mexico, Canada, India
| Natural Diamond Diamond is the ultimate gemstone, having few weaknesses and many strengths. It is well known that Diamond is the hardest substance found in nature. Color: White, yellow, brown, black. Rarely, blue, red, or pink. Categories: precious stone Chemical Composition: C Crystal Group: Cubic Refractive Index: 2.417 Hardness: 10 Density: 3.52 Occurrence: Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia, India
| Natural Eudialyte eudialyte is a rare, plummy-red stone. Eudialyte's name comes from the Greek words "eu" and "dialytos", meaning "easy to dissolve" which refers to the mineral's solubility in acids.The stone's distinctive grey, black or white patterning gives each piece of jewelry a unique beauty. Color: orange red Categories: semi-precious stone Crystal Group: Trigonal Refractive Index: 1.596 - 1.602 Hardness: 5 - 6 Density: 2.88 Occurrence: Sweden; Kippaw,Canada
| 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 Grossularite A member of the garnet group, grossularite is found in a variety of colors including, yellow, brown, white, colorless, green, violet-red, and orangey red. Color: Brown, yellow, 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: Canada, East Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Ceylon, South Africa, U.S.A.
| Natural Hessonite Hessonite is one of the gem varieties of the garnet mineral, grossular. Hessonite is usually cinnamon brown and has been called "cinnamon stone". Hessonite can also be orange; this color is becoming common on the gem markets. Color: Brownish-orange, brownish yellow, aurora red Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: Ca3Al2(SIO4)3 Crystal Group: Cubic Refractive Index: 1.72-1.74 Hardness: 7.25 Density: 3.65 Occurrence: Sri Lanka, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Madagascar
| Natural Idocrase Primarily a green color that will resemble jade.idocrase is one stone that is sometimes mistaken for jade by jewelers and consumers alike. Idocrase is from the greek and means mixed form, an allusion to its crystals showing a mixture of other mineral forms. Color: normally green, but also can be brown, yellow, blue and/or purple. Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: nesosilicate or sorosilicate Crystal Group: Tetragonal Refractive Index: 1.71 - 1.73 Hardness: 6.5 Density: 3.3 - 3.5 Occurrence: Quebec, Canada; California and the New England region of USA; Mt Vesuvius, Italy; Ural Mountains, Russia, Switzerland, East Africa
| Natural Iolite Iolite is a popular and interesting gemstone, and is the gem variety of the mineral cordierite.It has also been called water sapphire because it looks very much like a blue sapphire. Color: violet, blue, dark blue, Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: MG2AL4SI5O18 Crystal Group: Orthorhombic Refractive Index: 1.53 - 1.55 Hardness: 7 - 7.5 Density: 2.57 - 2.66 Occurrence: Sri Lanka; Burma; India; Tsivory,Madagascar; Canada; Namibia; Tanzania; Norway; U.S.A.; Brazil
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