Gemstone Chart |
Natural Diamond Diamond is the ultimate gemstone, having few weaknesses and many strengths. It is well known that Diamond is the hardest substance found in nature. Color: White, yellow, brown, black. Rarely, blue, red, or pink. Categories: precious stone Chemical Composition: C Crystal Group: Cubic Refractive Index: 2.417 Hardness: 10 Density: 3.52 Occurrence: Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia, India
| Natural Star Sapphire A star sapphire is a lovely gem that exhibits a six pointed star because of the intersection of six thin intersecting inclusions. When the gem is lit from above, the inclusions become quite visible and the star shape appears.A powdery grey-blue star sapphire is the centerpiece of a ring from the Art Deco period. Color: Blue, green blue, violet, blue, black, brown, pink. Categories: semi-precious stone Chemical Composition: AL2O3 Crystal Group: Hexagonal Refractive Index: 1.759-1.778 Hardness: 9 Density: 4 Occurrence: Sri Lanka, Burma, India, East Africa, Ankarana-Madagascar, Thailand.
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