Blue Semi Precious Stones Pictures

Crystalbenefits tells you about the different hues of blue gemstones.

Blue semi precious stones pictures. But if you re looking for something different try a violet blue color or. All other gemstones are considered as being semi precious stones. Nevertheless these stones are soft and may be scratched when exposed in jewelry. Guide to precious semi precious color gemstones.

The ancient greeks made a distinction between precious and semiprecious gems which is still used. All other stones are considered semi precious stones. Here you will find a list of gemstones that we sell on gem rock. Gemstones of the world we highly recommend gemstones of the world by walter schumann.

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. Even common opal in blue hues is quite attractive. Identify many types of semi precious gemstones using this handy visual pin board chart. In the west precious stones are diamonds sapphires rubies and emeralds.

Feb 6 2012 ever wanted to know what that pretty stone is called. All other quality stones are called semiprecious even though they may not be any less valuable or beautiful. The only precious gemstones are diamond ruby sapphire and emerald. Apatite is composed of calcium phosphate the same material that makes up our teeth and bones.

It is one of the most popular gemstone books ever written with over one million copies sold. A complete list of blue gemstones with amazing pictures. Buy blue apatite gemstone. Although it is a very common mineral gem quality materials are extremely rare.

Precious stones were hard rare and valuable. There s an array of blue gemstones waiting to be adorned. Gemselect s list of precious semi precious gemstones. It is imperative that you would think of sapphire when we say blue gemstones but wait.

These are old terms and not necessarily true these days. Even common opal in blue hues is quite attractive. 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. Apatite is normally untreated but one.

There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine. To view the treatments associated with each of these stones visit our technical information on gemstones page. With over 130 gem varieties our gemstone index will help you find the perfect colored stone for your jewelry crystal healing needs. Apatite is the defining mineral for 5 on the mohs scale and it is known to occur in a wide variety of colors including a paraiba like blue green.