Green Semi Precious Stones
When someone asks you to name a green gemstone you most probably think of emerald but there are many other green stones.
Green semi precious stones. Click on any of the gemstone below to view the stones for sale by our verified sellers and learn more about it. It is a strongly pleochroic gem material that when properly oriented can produce gemstones with a deep bluish color similar to sapphire and. Red agate is a rare find with unicolor but banded red agate is quite common. Here you will find a list of gemstones that we sell on gem rock auctions.
Green symbolizes life and renewal as well as freshness nature and energy. Gemstones come in an array of green shades and you are bound to love at least one but certain gems have those special hues that fire and sparkle more than others. The most common blue green semi precious stones material is gemstone. Jewelry with green gem stones comes in a variety of different shades including grassy green apple green emerald forest jade kelly green lime malachite moss olive and sea green.
Most red agates will exhibit other colors in their patterns such as gray blue black and white. List of precious and semi precious stones. Moonstone was traditionally the birthstone for the month of august but was designated as the modern birthstone for june in the western calendar. The green semi precious stones have a light hue and almost the same opalescent luster as the white moonstones.
There are a few things to bear in mind when choosing a green gemstone. Solid single color red agate gemstones are often dyed to imitate carnelian another closely related gemstone. In a green gemstone the primary hue is green but gems often have secondary hues too. Green gems may have blue or yellow secondary hues present.
Agate is a layered or banded variety of chalcedony quartz it is a popular gemstone due to its affordability. In general a pure green hue is the most desirable and more expensive. To view the treatments associated with each of these stones visit our technical information on gemstones page. Iolite iolite is the name given to gem quality cordierite.
Often an opaque green stone its nickname is transvaal jade because it looks like jade and is found in the transvaal area of south africa. Yellow green stones can still be quite. For secondary hues most people prefer a hint of blue to a yellowish green stone. Although emeralds may be the most well known green gemstone there are over a 100 types of green gemstones that can be used in jewelry.
It is the most soothing color on the spectrum and we are naturally drawn to it. The first sounds obvious the color. There are 5370 blue green semi precious stones for sale on etsy and they cost 12 71 on average.