Blue Precious Stones Chart

Green blue mermaid colors are popular too.

Blue precious stones chart.

Other blue gems tend to be a grayish blue spinel benitoite greenish blue blue zircon apatite tourmaline gem silica or a pastel blue aquamarine topaz. Guide to precious semi precious color gemstones. Aquamarine also occurs in a range of color saturations from a very light almost imperceptible blue to a rich deep blue. Clarity grades have much less importance in blue gemstones than in colorless stones.

Olive green mint green and yellow greens are more common than a pure grass green. Green colors are less popular than blue which means that they re also less expensive. It occurs in a range of colors from slightly greenish blue to a nearly pure blue hue. There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine.

The most common blue stone is a sapphire however the deep blue color can also be found in other gemstones such as kyanite lapis lazuli and zircon. Each of these blue gemstones includes a chart with important characteristics as well as average prices for each gemstone how it is used in jewelry and how it s unique from other blue gemstones. All other gemstones are considered as being semi precious stones. To view the treatments associated with each of these stones visit our technical information on gemstones page.

These are old terms and not necessarily true these days. List of precious and semi precious stones. Here you will find a list of gemstones that we sell on gem rock. Lack of treatment is directly proportional to gem price.

But if you re looking for something different try a violet blue color or. Gemselect s list of precious semi precious gemstones. Though blue is a more common gem color than red very few gems occur in a pure saturated blue. It is imperative that you would think of sapphire when we say blue gemstones but wait.

A complete list of blue gemstones with amazing pictures. Colored gemstones tone chart vivid tones will increase gem price. With over 130 gem varieties our gemstone index will help you find the perfect colored stone for your jewelry crystal healing needs. Aquamarine is the blue variety of the mineral known as beryl.

Since the color can mask inclusions it makes them less noticeable however avoid large inclusions or fractures as these can still make the stone more breakable. For lighter toned blue gemstones a somewhat better clarity grade will improve the gem s appearance. Among the most durable gemstones sapphires will easily hold up to wear in an engagement ring. Crystalbenefits tells you about the different hues of blue gemstones.

The best part though. The richly colored aquamarines with the purest blue color are most popular. Sapphire is really the only example though tanzanite sometimes comes close.