Blue Precious Stones

There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine.

Blue precious stones.

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. Guide to precious semi precious color gemstones. Today many customers prioritize color and are less concerned with the actual gemstone variety as long as the stone is durable enough for their purpose. Read on to learn how to assess quality in blue gemstones from popular and well known species to rarely seen.

A raw blue crystal of sapphire source. A guide to colored stones. Sapphire is a gem variety of the mineral corundum. There are a lot of blue gems.

Sapphire is the ultimate representation of blue gemstones and has consistently remained one of the four precious stones in the world along with diamond ruby and emerald. When it comes to colored gemstones color is king. With over 130 gem varieties our gemstone index will help you find the perfect colored stone for your jewelry crystal healing needs. When corundum is reddish blue to violet blue it is known simply as sapphire.

While people have adorned themselves with blue stones for centuries the quality and variety available today are unsurpassed. Buy blue gemstones from gemselect. King phd gia graduate gemologist. Gemselect s list of precious semi precious gemstones.