Gemstone Chart |
Natural Kunzite Kunzite is the pink to light purple gem variety of the mineral Spodumene.Although kunzite is a relatively soft and delicate gem, and can fade after prolonged exposure to light, its appealing color makes it a popular gem. Small gems are seldom cut from kunzite because of its cleavage and strong pleochroism. It is rarely seen in rings, necklaces, or any other forms of jewelry where small stones are required. Color: Pink, Lilac, Light Violet Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: LiAlSi2O6 Crystal Group: Monoclinic Refractive Index: 1.660 - 1.675 Hardness: 7 Density: 3.17 - 3.19 Occurrence: Africa, Brazil, Canada, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sweden, and USA (California).
| 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 Scapolite Scapolite is actually the name of a series between the sodium chloride rich mineral called marialite and the calcium carbonate rich mineral meionite.Scapolite was originally discovered in 1913 in the Mogok Stone Tract in upper Burma (Myanmar). Scapolite is a rare and little known gemstone. It is a beautiful gem that comes in many colors. Color: white, yellow, violet,pink Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl /CA4Al6Si6O24CO3 Crystal Group: Tetragonal Refractive Index: 1.54 - 1.577 Hardness: 6 Density: 2.6-2.71 Occurrence: Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Burma, Brazil, Canada.
| Natural Scheelite Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula CaWO4.With a hardness of 4.5 to 5 on the Moh's ScaleScheelite is a rather soft stone. Traditionally, it was considered a collector's gem and unsuitable for use in jewelry. Color: Yellowish-white, brownish, orange yellow Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: CaWO4 Crystal Group: Tetragonal Refractive Index: 1.918 - 1.937 Hardness: 4.5 - 5.0 Density: 5.9 - 6.1 Occurrence: Czechoslovakia; Italy; Switzerland; Finland; Cumberland, Cornwall, England; Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico; South Dakota, Conneticut, Colorado, Utah, California, Arizona, USA; New South Wales and Queensland, Australia; Mian Yang, and Ping Wu, Sezhuan, China; Hollinger Mine, Ontario, Canada;
| 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.
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