Gemstone Colors

Gemstones are available in every color of the rainbow. Many stones come in more colors than you may expect! You can see photos of many of these gems at Thaigem.com. Use this list to help identify the color of an unknown stone or to give you ideas for stones within a color range:

Color	Gemstones
Purple	amethyst garnet sapphire spinel tanzanite jadeite iolite charoite jasper sugilite fluorite alexandrite
Blue	sapphire aquamarine topaz tourmaline spinel tanzanite spinel lapis lazuli turquoise iolite sodalite blue lace agate labradorite/spectrolite chalcedony indicolite
Turquoise	turquoise amazonite chrysocolla apatite
Green	emerald tourmaline tsavorite garnet demantoid garnet periodot jade sapphire alexandrite aventurine bloodstone chrysoprase grossular garnet malachite zoisite moldavite fluorite idocrase
Yellow	sapphire citrine chrysoberyl topaz zircon heliodor (beryl) amber tourmaline garnet amber onyx diamond fluorite labradorite
Orange	sapphire garnet citrine topaz fire opal carnelian amber coral pearl moonstone sunstone
Pink	ruby sapphire spinel garnet morganite (beryl) topaz tourmaline coral pearl rose quartz rhodonite rhodochrosite alexandrite kunzite
Red	ruby garnet tourmaline spinel alexandrite carnelian
Black	obsidian jet hematite onyx
Gray	moonstone labradorite pearl
White or Clear	quartz pearl moonstone ivory diamond moissanite
Brown	tigereye agate ammonite jasper marble

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