Gemstones in colour

Gemstones, Mani or Ratna are widely used in jewellery for their aesthetic appeal, symbolism, and cultural significance. Coloured gemstones come in various hues, saturations, and tones, making them highly valued for their beauty and rarity. I have written about several coloured and colourless gemstones over the years. Gemstones in colour is a roundup post is the map that will lead you to all of them.

The value of coloured gemstones is influenced by factors such as clarity, cut, and carat weight, much like diamonds apart from colour. Each gemstone has its unique characteristics and qualities that contribute to its desirability and market value. Each stone has its own colour grading sale. There is symbolism for each gemstone and its colours as well.

Most of these posts are those where the gemstones are arranged by colour. This means that different colour variations of the same gemstone will be present in different posts. For E.g, you will find yellow sapphire in gemstones in blue and blue sapphire in the gemstones in blue article.

Gemstones in colour

Apart from colour groupings you can also find in-depth posts on specific coloured gemstones above.

Achromatic gemstones

While the majority of gemstones are known for their vibrant colours, there are also some popular gemstones that are predominantly black or white. Such achromatic gemstones are those that are white, black, gray or colourless. Colourless and black diamonds, black spinel, black onyx, black tourmaline, white sapphire, and moonstone are some of them. Dive into the plethora of posts on diamonds and moissanite below.

I hope you find it useful. I will add more to this archival round-up in the days to come. Do tell me if there are any specific gemstones that you want me to write about and I will do my best to include them in the future.

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