All About the Colors of Precious Gem Stones

a partial list of the colors of precious mineral gem stones including quartz, tourmaline, opal, zircon, and topaz

The following is a partial list of the colors of precious stones:

Shades of White.--Quartz, opal, chalcedony.

Shades of Gray.--Labrador, smoky topaz, chalcedony, zircon.

Black.--Obsidian, tourmaline, jet.

Shades of Blue.--Lapis-lazuli, amethyst, chalcedony, spinel, zircon, sapphire, cyanite, tourmaline, turquois, odontolite, fluor spar.

Shades of Green.--Amazon stone, turquois, prase, beryl, bloodstone, epidote, emerald, malachite, chrysoprase, chrysolite, idocras, olivine, garnet, chrysoberyl.

Shades of Yellow.--Opal, amber, topaz, beryl, jasper.

Shades of Red.--Garnet, carnelian, chalcedony, rose quartz, corundum, tourmaline, spinel, ruby.

Shades of Brown.--Zircon, garnet, smoky topaz, axinite, jasper.

Colorless.--Diamond, sapphire, spinel, zircon, topaz, rock crystal, moonstone.


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