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    | Gemstone Chart |  |  Natural Actinolite Actinolite is a natural mineral with the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.the crystals have a hardness of 5.5 on Moh¡¯s scale, and there are two directions of cleavage. Natural actinolite is  semi-precious to  precious stone used in jewelry and other adornments.
 Color: Green, Brown
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: Amphibole Group
 Crystal Group: Monoclinic
 Refractive Index: 1.620 - 1.642
 Hardness: 5.5
 Density: 3.05
 Occurrence: Tanzania
 
 
 |  |  Natural Agate Agate is a beautiful natural chalcedony stone, classified as a semi precious gem and has been used by people as early as the ancient Egyptians in and before 3000 BC! Agate is hard and tough enough to be incorporated into jewelry and other ornamental items.
 Color: Blue, green, yellow,orange, brown, gray
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: SiO2
 Crystal Group: Hexagonal
 Refractive Index: 1.530 - 1.539
 Hardness: 6.5 - 7
 Density: 2.57 - 2.64
 Occurrence: Scotland, U.S.A., India, England, Italy, Brazil, Uruguay, Germany, Egypt, Indonesia, and many other localities.
 
 
 |  |  Natural Alexandrite Alexandrite was discovered in 1830 in the Ural mountains of Russia. Alexandrite is also found in Sri Lanka, Brazil, India, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and most recently in Madagascar. The alexandrite variety of chrysoberyl is one of the rarest and most sought after of all gems.
 Color: changing from green to red
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: BeAl2O4
 Crystal Group: Orthorhombic
 Refractive Index: 1.741 - 1.760
 Hardness: 8.50
 Density: 3.73
 Occurrence: Tanzania, India, Russia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Zambia
 
 
 |  |  Natural Amethyst As a member of the quartz family, amethyst is one of the most common, hence under-appreciated, gemstones on the market.
 Color: purple, violet
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: SiO2
 Crystal Group: Hexagonal
 Refractive Index: 1.544 - 1.553
 Hardness: 7
 Density: 2.66
 Occurrence: Brazil, Uraguay, Bolivia, Madagascar, Russia, USA, Zambia
 
 
 |  |  Natural Ametrine Ametrine is a unique semi-precious gemstone that is a blend of citrine and amethyst.It has a warm, soft cream color that shows hints of both its lilac and honey hued parents.
 Color: purple, violet, yellow
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: SiO2
 Crystal Group: Hexagonal
 Refractive Index: 1.544 - 1.553
 Hardness: 7
 Density: 2.66
 Occurrence: Brazil, Bolivia
 
 
 |  |  Natural Andalusite Andalusite is popular as a collector stone but is seldom used in jewelry probably because of it's unavailability. With a hardness of 7 - 7.5 andalusite is tough enough to be used in jewelry. Andalusite, especially in the rough, can easily be confused with alexandrite because of similarities in color
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: Al2SiO5
 Crystal Group: Orthorhombic
 Refractive Index: 1.628 - 1.647
 Hardness: 7 - 7.5
 Density: 3.13 - 3.21
 Occurrence: Brazil, Sri Lanka, Spain, East Africa, Burma, U.S.A.
 
 
 |  |  Natural Andradite Andradite is a Garnet, belonging to the Garnet group. It has the most powerful luster of any garnet, and this makes it a reputable gem.
 Color: brown, greenish brown, yellowish green, green
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
 Crystal Group: Cubic
 Refractive Index: 3.82 ¨C 3.85
 Hardness: 6.5
 Density: 1.888 ¨C 1.889
 Occurrence: Mexico, Korea, Namibia, Russia, Iran, South Africa
 
 
 |  |  Natural Apatite Apatite displays strong fluorescence under short wave ultra-violet light. There is a particularly intense and deeply saturated, geenish-blue (aka swiss blue) variety from Madagascar known as "Neon Apatite" that is becoming quite popular in the gem trade.
 Color: yellow, green, below, violet
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: Phosphate group
 Crystal Group: Hexagonal
 Refractive Index: 1.63-1.64
 Hardness: 5
 Density: 3.17-3.23
 Occurrence: Burma, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mexico, Canada, India
 
 
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