Guide to precious semi precious color gemstones.
Blue precious stones chart.
Gemselect s list of precious semi precious gemstones.
Lack of treatment is directly proportional to gem price.
There s an array of blue gemstones waiting to be adorned.
It occurs in a range of colors from slightly greenish blue to a nearly pure blue hue.
For lighter toned blue gemstones a somewhat better clarity grade will improve the gem s appearance.
Colored gemstones tone chart vivid tones will increase gem price.
Sapphire is really the only example though tanzanite sometimes comes close.
Since the color can mask inclusions it makes them less noticeable however avoid large inclusions or fractures as these can still make the stone more breakable.
Among the most durable gemstones sapphires will easily hold up to wear in an engagement ring.
Other blue gems tend to be a grayish blue spinel benitoite greenish blue blue zircon apatite tourmaline gem silica or a pastel blue aquamarine topaz.
It is imperative that you would think of sapphire when we say blue gemstones but wait.
Clarity grades have much less importance in blue gemstones than in colorless stones.
List of precious and semi precious stones.
The richly colored aquamarines with the purest blue color are most popular.
Each of these blue gemstones includes a chart with important characteristics as well as average prices for each gemstone how it is used in jewelry and how it s unique from other blue gemstones.
These are old terms and not necessarily true these days.
Aquamarine is the blue variety of the mineral known as beryl.
All other gemstones are considered as being semi precious stones.
Olive green mint green and yellow greens are more common than a pure grass green.
Though blue is a more common gem color than red very few gems occur in a pure saturated blue.
Green blue mermaid colors are popular too.
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.
Here you will find a list of gemstones that we sell on gem rock.
There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine.
If you are interested in purchasing a blue gemstone or jewelry that includes a blue gemstone but aren t sure which type of stone to buy our guide.
Aquamarine also occurs in a range of color saturations from a very light almost imperceptible blue to a rich deep blue.
Crystalbenefits tells you about the different hues of blue gemstones.
A complete list of blue gemstones with amazing pictures.
Green colors are less popular than blue which means that they re also less expensive.
But if you re looking for something different try a violet blue color or.
With over 130 gem varieties our gemstone index will help you find the perfect colored stone for your jewelry crystal healing needs.