Purple Semi Precious Stones Chart
Guide to precious semi precious color gemstones.
Purple semi precious stones chart. The color of amethyst spans a range from violetish purple to purple to reddish purple. Here is our guide to the most commonly used precious and semi precious gemstones crystals and minerals and a list of their metaphysical symbolism healing properties powers and spiritual meaning. Gemselect s list of precious semi precious gemstones. The gem shown here is a beautiful reddish purple amethyst from the four peaks mine in maricopa county arizona.
Four peaks is the. List of precious and semi precious stones. Browse through our list of precious semi precious and lab created stones and learn about their value for jewelry. List of precious and semi precious gemstones by name a z learn about stones their color price and more.
It is quite a rare gemstone and is sought after by collector s and mineral enthusiasts. Purple gemstones go well with all metal colors which is a factor that determines the style of the jewelry. Purple gemstones and metals. This is a searchable collection of international precious stone gem.
Purple scapolite transparent with a vitreous luster scapolite is a sparkly gemstone with medium hardness. The purple color of amethyst can be so light that it is barely perceptible or so dark that a faceted gem can be nearly opaque. It has about 100 pages of basic gemstone information and about 200 pages dedicated to photos and descriptions of over 100 gems and gem materials. It contains about 1900 photos of gemstones in rough and cut states.
These are old terms and not necessarily true these days. Most gemstone buyers purchase gems for making jewelry. All other gemstones are considered as being semi precious stones. With its sparkle and color a gem can mystify and intrigue people.
Get your copy of gemstones of the world. Thank you for the awesome new tool that is part of the fire mountain website colors of gemstones shell and more there are times that i do seek a particular color of gemstone to use in a custom order and this chart makes the process a whole lot easier. With over 130 gem varieties our gemstone index will help you find the perfect colored stone for your jewelry crystal healing needs. The chart is resource for your gemstone buying and collecting.
Pegged at 7 5 to 8 in the mohs scale the purple crystal is quite hard and durable making the purple gem very suitable for jewelry. To view the treatments associated with each of these stones visit our technical information on gemstones page. Glassy in clarity and luster this purple semi precious stone is pale in intensity and therefore appears lavender or lilac rather than actually purple.