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 Learn about each gemstone: its general properties, where it's mined, and its mystical lore.

Gemstones
 

 

Index of Gems

 

Types of Gems

 

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Most Common Colors

 

 

Common Colors   Range of Colors

 

Common Colors

Gemstone

Black: Obsidian  Onyx
Blue: Aquamarine  Blue Lace Agate  Lapis Lazuli  
Sapphire
  Tanzanite  Topaz  Turquoise  
Brown: Agate  Jasper  Tiger Eye  
Green: Alexandrite  Aventurine  Bloodstone  Chrysoprase  Emerald  Jade  Malachite
Peridot  Tourmaline  
Orange: Carnelian  
Pink: Kunzite  Rose Quartz  
Red: Coral  Garnet  Ruby  
Violet: Amethyst  
White: Diamond  Moonstone  Opal  Pearl  Quartz  Zircon
Yellow: Amber  Citrine  Tiger Eye
Various: Aventurine

 

Gemstone

Range of Colors

Amethyst From light to dark purple
Aquamarine Pale blue or aqua blue
Agate Various
Alexandrite Changes color from green to red
Amber Golden yellow, sometimes with inclusions
Aventurine Various
Bloodstone Green with bright red spots
Beryl Various
Carnelian Reddish brown
Chrysoprase Changes color from honey-brown to an apple green
Chalcedony Various
Citrine Yellow-gold to orange brown
Coral From white to red
Diamond Clear, pale: pink, blue, yellow, orange, green, brown
Emerald Deep Green
Garnet Dark red, green, brown
Iolite Purplish blue
Jade Green, pink, lavender, yellow and white.
Jasper Red, yellow, green, and grayish blue, often with bands and patterns.
Kunzite Lilac-pink to clear depending on angle of viewing
Lapis Lazuli Dark blue, often with golden pyrite inclusions.
Malachite Green
Moonstone From colorless to gray, pink, brown, green or yellow
Obsidian Black, other colors include: brown, gray, red, blue and green.
Onyx Black
Opal Light Blue, Multicolor
Peridot Bright yellow-green to green
Pearl Pearl
Quartz Clear
Rose Quartz Pink or peach
Ruby Dark red or ruby red
Sapphire From sky blue to dark blue.
Spinel Pastel pink and purple, cobalt.
Tanzanite Velvety blue
Tiger Eye Black with yellow stripes
Topaz Yellow
Tourmaline Various
Turquoise Turquoise Blue
Zircon Clear
  • Many gemstones have more than one color or range of colors as indicated above. Additional colors may be listed on the specific gemstone page.

 

Gemstones

Agate | Alexandrite | Amber | Amethyst | Aquamarine
 Aventurine | Beryl | Benitoite | Bloodstone | Carnelian | Chalcedony
Chrysoprase | Citrine | Coral | Diamond | Emerald | Garnet | Iolite
 Jade | Jasper | Kunzite | Lapis Lazuli | Malachite | Moonstone
Obsidian | Onyx | Opal | Pearl | Peridot | Quartz | Rose | Quartz
 Ruby | Sapphire | Spinel | Tanzanite | Tiger Eye | Topaz 
 Tourmaline | Turquoise | Zircon

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