Diopside
Crystals of diopside may be colourless, but are more usually bottle-green, brownish green or light
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Crystals of diopside may be colourless, but are more usually bottle-green, brownish green or light
Diamond is the most precious of the gemstone. The word “Diamond” originally comes from the
Transparent, colourless crystals of datolite are cut for collectors only. A tinge of yellow, green,
Generally colourless, danburite crystals may also be yellow or pink. They form wedge-shaped prisms, much
Cuprite is an oxide mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu2O, and is a minor ore
Up until the end of the 19th century yellow sapphire was known as oriental topaz
The different colors found within members of the corundum group are due to small amounts
All gem-quality corundum that is not red is known as sapphire, yet this name is
Pure pink sapphire is coloured by very small quantities of chromium, and with increasing amounts
Padparadscha is a very rare, pinkish orange sapphire. It is the only variety of corundum
From medieval times till the end from the 19th century green sapphire was referred to
Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) with traces of iron, titanium and
Chrysocolla is a sky blue, blue green, green colored hydrated copper silicate mineral with traces
Alexandrite is composed of beryllium aluminium oxide. It has two types of variants. One shows
Chrysoberyl occurs in a variety of colours, from green, greenish yellow, and yellow to brown.
Onyx, sard, and sardonyx are all varieties of the micro-crystalline quartz, chalcedony. All three varieties
Jasper is a massive, fine-grained, opaque variety of chalcedony, believed to protect against sight defects
Fire agate belongs to the chalcedony family of microcrystalline quartz. These are either solid-colored stones,
Used by both Greeks and Romans as a decorative stone, chrysoprase, a translucent, apple-green stone,
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