Tuesday, September 30, 2008

You like the color... you can wear it

Color is one of the most important feature that distinguishes one stone from the other. It is also that feature of the gemstone which defines its value for the most part.
We know of the most commonly available colors in the market such as Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Aquamarine and a few others.

Listed below are various colors and stones that come in that color range:

RED
  1. Ruby (Red colored Sapphire)
  2. Tourmaline
  3. Garnet
  4. Coral (High quality)
  5. Quartz
  6. Diamond
  7. Opal
  8. Amber
  9. Topaz
  10. Spinel
  11. Zircon
Green
  1. Emerald (Beryl)
  2. Tourmaline
  3. Peridot
  4. Citrine (Greenish yellow)
  5. Malachite
  6. Garnet
  7. Topaz
  8. Jade
  9. Jadeite
  10. Nephrite
  11. Green Sapphire
  12. Diamond
  13. Andalusite
  14. Chrome Diopside
  15. Zircon
  16. Chrysoprase
  17. Demantoid Garnet
  18. Tsavorite Garnet
Blue
  1. Sapphire
  2. Topaz
  3. Aquamarine
  4. Lapis Lazuli
  5. Iolite
  6. Tanzanite
  7. Tourmaline
  8. Opal
  9. Turquoise
  10. Diamond
  11. Zircon
Brown/ Black
  1. Onyx
  2. Tourmaline
  3. Jet
  4. Tigers eye
  5. Sapphire
  6. Coral
  7. Hematite
  8. Diamond
  9. Smoky Quartz
  10. Jasper
  11. Jade
  12. Tiger's Eye Quartz
Yellow
  1. Pukhraj (Yellow Sapphire)
  2. Tourmaline
  3. Topaz
  4. Quartz
  5. Citrine (Quartz)
  6. Diamond
  7. Golden Beryl or Heliodor
  8. Zulanite
  9. Zircon
  10. Jade
White/ Colorless
  1. Diamond
  2. Cubic Zirconia
  3. American Diamond
  4. Rock Crystal (Quartz)
  5. Milky quartz
  6. Topaz
  7. Sapphire
  8. Moonstone
  9. Cats Eye
  10. Coral
  11. Pearl
  12. Mother of Pearl
  13. Agate
  14. Goshenite (Colorless Beryl)
Orange
  1. Padprasha (Sapphire)
  2. Tourmaline
  3. Onyx
  4. Agate
  5. Coral
  6. Fire Opal
  7. Wulfite
  8. Sunstone
  9. Carnellian (Quartz)
  10. Amber
  11. Zircon
  12. Jade
  13. Citrine
  14. Carnelian
  15. Garnet\
  16. Topaz
Purple/ Violet
  1. Amethyst (Quartz)
  2. Sapphire
  3. Kunzite
Pink
  1. Sapphire
  2. Tourmaline
  3. Morganite (Beryl)
  4. Rhodochrosite
  5. Rose Quartz
  6. Topaz
  7. Spinel

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