GEMSTONES
Gemstones are mined from within the earth. Precious or semi-precious stones come in untreated, natural forms that are similar to stones. Then those are treated for clarity the way they are sold in stores as you may have seen them such as emeralds and rubies as clear and sparkly. Here you will also find them in their untreated form, both cut and uncut, rough forms.
There are also agates, such as quartz, in various colors that are gemstones but a level below precious and semi-precious stones. Many colors come in different stones, but the same color, such as green for cut emeralds, untreated emeralds, green jade, and green aventurine, an agate.
The same jade can come as red jade or a completely different stone as red agate. Jade is mined in a variety of colors due to natural processes from within the earth such as pressure and the color of the soil that give jade its color.
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
PEACH
GREY
BLACK
ORANGE
GREEN
PURPLE
PINK
BROWN
WHITE
MULTI-COLOR
Beryl Morganite Aquamarine
A NOTE ABOUT BERYL OF DIFFERENT TYPES
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Emerald, the green variety, is the most popular green gemstone and is one of the most valuable gems.
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Aquamarine, the blue to blue-green variety, is the most popular light-blue gemstone.
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Morganite, the pink to light-purple variety.
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Heliodor is yellow to greenish-yellow variety. It can also include light green, orange, and brown Beryl.
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Golden Beryl has a golden yellow to orange-yellow color. The terms Heliodor and Golden Beryl are often interchangeable.
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Goshenite is the white to colorless variety of Beryl.
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Red Beryl, also known as Bixbite, is a rare, deep red variety found in only two localities in Utah.
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Pezzottaite, also known as Raspberry Beryl, is a newly identified gemstone that was originally thought to be Beryl but has been scientifically distinguished as a separate mineral species. It occurs in a raspberry-red color, and its physical properties are almost identical to Beryl.