What are the top 5 gems?
The Top 5 Most Popular Gems Used in Jewellery
- Amethyst. Amethysts are an unusual gemstone with a deep purple colour.
- Emerald. Emeralds have long been a gemstone that is popular amongst royalty.
- Ruby.
- Sapphire.
- Diamond.
What are the 7 gems?
Strictly speaking the precious stones are only seven in number—the diamond, the pearl, the ruby, the sapphire, the emerald, the oriental catseye, and the alexandrite; but to these are often added the so-called semi-precious stones—such as the amethyst, the topaz, the tourmaline, the aquamarine, the chrysoprase, the …
What gems are fake?
A synthetic gem is the same as a natural gem (in terms of physical, chemical and optical properties), EXCEPT that it has been made by humans. For instance, synthetic diamonds, rubies and blue sapphires are just a few common synthetic gems that exist. These synthetic stones you could call the ‘fakes’.
What is the prettiest gem on earth?
Jadeite ranks near the top of a list of one of the most valuable gemstones in the world. This gemstone is jade’s most expensive, most beautiful variety. Since this deep green translucent gem is significantly rarer than other types of jade, it is worth much more.
What is the coolest gem?
Well here are our top ten gemstones that we think every collector should own.
- Larimar.
- Grandiderite.
- Musgravite.
- Alexandrite.
- Painite.
- Benitoite.
- Taaffeite. Next on the list is this gemstone, Taaffeite.
- Red Beryl. Last but not least is Red Beryl — a gem-quality crystal which can be found only in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah.
What is the purest stone?
Jadeite
Jadeite is the purest, rarest, and most vivid gemstone in the Jade family. Though it’s available in a variety of colors including red, yellow, and black, green is most common with the stone. A specific shade of semi-transparent emerald green known as “Imperial Jade” is the most sought-after in the world.
How can you tell a real gemstone from a fake?
Fake stones are going to be duller than real rubies. If the stone in questions is darker shade of red, don’t immediately mark it down as fake. It might be a real stone, just not a ruby. Garnets are a gemstone that are similar to rubies, but instead of having the bright red luster, they are a darker shade gemstone.
What gemstone is purple?
amethyst
Perhaps the most easily recognisable purple gemstone is the amethyst. During ancient times, this stone was thought to be just as precious as rubies, emeralds and diamonds.