Almandine is generally darker red than pyrope and may appear black, although pinkish red specimens

The garnet group includes a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze

Fuchsite (Verdite) is a variety of muscovite, a green color rock of chrome mica with

Formerly called fluorspar, fluorite has limited use as a gemstone because it is relatively soft

Oligoclase is a species of plagioclase feldspar. The variety used in jewellery is called sunstone

Moonstone is the opalescent variety of orthoclase, with a blue or white sheen (or “schiller”),

Labradorite is the plagioclase feldspar most commonly faceted as a gem. It occurs in orange,

A form of alkali feldspar, microcline may be colourless, white, yellow, pink, red, grey, green

Feldspar is a group of minerals which comprises a number of species with varying degrees

Epidote is fairly dense, fragile with distinct cleavage and is rarely cut as a gemstone.

Enstatite is one of the pyroxene family – a series of magnesium to iron rich

Dumortierite was named after the French scientist, M.E. Dumortier. Dumortierite is best known in its

Dioptase is a beautiful, vivid emerald-green, having a hint of blue. It has very high