| Gemstone Chart |
 Natural Grossularite
A member of the garnet group, grossularite is found in a variety of colors including, yellow, brown, white, colorless, green, violet-red, and orangey red.
Color: Brown, yellow, green
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.72-1.748
Hardness: 7.25
Density: 3.65
Occurrence: Canada, East Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Ceylon, South Africa, U.S.A.
|  Natural Hessonite
Hessonite is one of the gem varieties of the garnet mineral, grossular. Hessonite is usually cinnamon brown and has been called "cinnamon stone". Hessonite can also be orange; this color is becoming common on the gem markets.
Color: Brownish-orange, brownish yellow, aurora red
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: Ca3Al2(SIO4)3
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.72-1.74
Hardness: 7.25
Density: 3.65
Occurrence: Sri Lanka, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Madagascar
|  Natural Jadeite
A rare, usually green mineral of the pyroxene group. Jadeite can also occur in white, auburn, buff, or violet varieties. The most highly valued form of jade consists of jadeite.Jade has a history in China of at least four thousands years.Experts believe that, although more expensive, diamonds and gold cannot be compared with jade - jade is animated with a soul.
Color: Pure white thru pink, brown, red, orange, yellow, mauve, violet, blue, and black, to an extensive range of green and mottled green and white.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: NaAl(SiO3)2
Crystal Group: Monoclinic
Refractive Index: 1.654 - 1.667
Hardness: 7
Density: 3.32
Occurrence: Northern Myanmar. Non commercial discoveries of Jadeite have also been reported in China; Russia (in the Polar Urals); Niigata, Japan; San Benito County, California, USA, and Guatemala.
|  Natural Malaia Garnet
Malaia garnet is a mixture of almandine, pyrope, and spessartine. It has remained the preserve of collectors for the 2 decades since it was discovered, mainly due to its extreme rarity.Tanzania is the known source for this lovely gemstone.
Color: orangey pink, champagne, orange brown, copper-pink.
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: [Mg3 + Mn3]AL2(SIO4)
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.73 - 1.81
Hardness: 7 - 7.5
Density: 3.65 - 4.20
Occurrence: Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar
|  Natural Oligoclase
Oligoclase is a rock-forming mineral belonging to the plagioclase feldspars. Oligoclase is famous for its two gem varieties: Sunstone and Moonstone.
Color: green, orange, red, colorless
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: [Na,Ca]AlSi3O8
Crystal Group: Triclinic
Refractive Index: 1.53 - 1.54
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Density: 2.62 - 2.65
Occurrence: Tvedestrand and Hitero on the south coast of Norway; near Lake Baikal Russia; Ontario, Canada; Tanzania; Kangayam, southern India; France; and in Maine, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Oregon in the USA.
|  Natural Scheelite
Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula CaWO4.With a hardness of 4.5 to 5 on the Moh's ScaleScheelite is a rather soft stone. Traditionally, it was considered a collector's gem and unsuitable for use in jewelry.
Color: Yellowish-white, brownish, orange yellow
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: CaWO4
Crystal Group: Tetragonal
Refractive Index: 1.918 - 1.937
Hardness: 4.5 - 5.0
Density: 5.9 - 6.1
Occurrence: Czechoslovakia; Italy; Switzerland; Finland; Cumberland, Cornwall, England; Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico; South Dakota, Conneticut, Colorado, Utah, California, Arizona, USA; New South Wales and Queensland, Australia; Mian Yang, and Ping Wu, Sezhuan, China; Hollinger Mine, Ontario, Canada;
|  Natural Spessartite
The Spessartite is one of the most popular of all garnets. It is highly desired by collectors, jewelry designers and gem lovers.The sources for gem quality spessartine are Sri Lanka and Brazil.
Color: Orange, yellow, brown
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 1.79-1.81
Hardness: 7.25
Density: 4.14-4.20
Occurrence: Germany, Ceylon, Burma, Nigeria, Maevatanana-Madagascar, Isoanala-Madagascar, East Africa.
|  Natural Sphalerite
Sphalerite is one of the very few minerals that has a total of six directions of cleavage, and occurs in many different colors. It is an unusual rare gemstone which is craved for by people as it possesses more brilliance than diamonds.
Color: Orange, yellow, brown, green
Categories: semi-precious stone
Chemical Composition: ZnS
Crystal Group: Cubic
Refractive Index: 2.37
Hardness: 3.5-4
Density: 4.05
Occurrence: Spain, Mexico
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