Chrome Diopside Morganite Paraiba Tourmaline Red Spinel Tanzanite Tsavorite Blue Zircon

Colored stones... known by the average consumer are grouped into the Big Three: Emeralds Rubies Sapphires Beyond those three are another 75 or so varieties, which have very little exposure outside the gem collector's circle. This table lists the more accessible gemstones:

Major Families Varieties within the Family Andalusite   Apatite Green Blue-Green, Blue Beryl Aquamarine, Emerald, Pink (Morganite), Yellow (Heliodor), Red Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye, Alexandrite Corundum Ruby (red), Sapphire (blue), Fancy Sapphire (light blue, green, pink, yellow), Padparascha (orangey Red) Diopside Green (Chrome) Diamond blue, brown, green, orange, pink, red, yellow Garnet Almandine, Demantoid, Green Grossular, Hessonite, Spessartite, Tsavorite, Uvarovite Iolite purplish-greyish-Blue Jadeite Green, brown, lavender Spinel Red, blue, brown Sphalerite Yellow, orange Tourmaline Paraiba, Indicolite (blue), Rubellite (red), Chrome (green), bi-color, watermelon Zircon Blue, brown, orange Zoisite Tanzanite (blue, purplish-blue)

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