All About Gem Stones Part 2

 

I have been selling Sterling Silver for over 30 plus years and I noticed that many minerals or geological forms of rock are made into Jewelry and Set in Sterling Silver much more often that in Gold.
 

 

 

Part 2 Classes of Gem Stones

 Precious and Semi Precious stones

* Often described by gem aficionados as “emerald by day, ruby by night,” alexandrite is the very rare color-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Originally discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in the 1830s, it’s now found in Sri Lanka, East Africa, and Brazil, but fine material is exceptionally rare and valuable - Most usually set in Gold.

 

*Chrysolite - is a yellowish-green or brownish variety of olivine, used as a gemstone. Chrysolite, Olivine and Peridot as names are used interchangeably, though Peridot is the most commonly used name for this Gem Stone.

 

* Beryl is a gem stone which contains Berrillium, which is a very bright metal compound. Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine.

 

 

*Chrysoberyl a greenish or yellowish-green mineral consisting of an oxide of beryllium and aluminum. It occurs as tabular crystals, sometimes of gem quality.

 

 

* Tourmaline is classified as a semi-precious stone and the gemstone comes in a wide variety of colors.

 

 

* Hyacinth is a stone of authority. According to ancient Greek myth. , a young man named Hyacinth was killed by a disk thrown during competition by Apollo, the God of Light. The drops of blood of the young man which have fallen to the ground have turned into hyacinth flowers.

 

 

* Jargoon or jargon is name applied by gemologists to those zircons which are fine enough to be cut as gemstones, but are not of the red color which characterizes the hyacinth or jacinth. The word is related to Persian zargun. Some of the finest jargoons are green, others brown and yellow, whilst some are colorless.

 

* Amazonite is a soothing stone. It calms the brain and nervous system and aids in maintaining optimum health. Balances the masculine and feminine energies. Amazonite helps you to see both sides of a problem or different points of view. It soothes emotional trauma, alleviating worry and fear.

 

 

* Green Aventurine is known as the “Stone of Opportunity,” thought to be the luckiest of all crystals, especially in manifesting prosperity and wealth, or for increasing favor in competitions or games of chance.

 

 

* Azurite is a deep dark blue colored mineral found all over the world. Azurite has been used in jewelry and other adornments since ancient times, and in modern times has been used for centuries as a pigment or dye as well as in jewelry.

 

 

*Bloodstone is a powerful healing stone used for thousands of years for its healing properties. It is often used to purify and detoxify the body. Great at grounding negative energy and cleansing the body, Bloodstone brings love into any situation and helps ground the negative energies surrounding that issue.