A-Z Of Gemstones

Do you know what the benefits of watermelon tourmaline are? Learn all about the bright pink and green gemstone reminiscent of your favorite summertime fruit.

Mali garnet is a yellow, green, or brown garnet only found in Mali, Africa. This rare andradite-grossular hybrid has incredible sparkle. Learn Mali garnet’s properties, meanings, history, and value.

Rhodolite is a pink to reddish-purple garnet variety. This pyrope-almandine hybrid is fairly abundant and affordable. Learn rhodolite’s properties, symbolism, history, and prices.

Star garnet is a type of almandine or pyrope garnet that displays a reflected light on its surface resembling a star. Learn all about star garnet’s properties, powers, history, and prices.

White sapphires are a colorless to white gemstone known for being a budget-friendly alternative to diamonds in engagement rings. Learn white sapphire’s properties, benefits, prices, and history!

How rare is pink sapphire and why is it the quintessential gemstone of love? Learn all about this rosy, pink sapphire variety in our Pink Sapphire Gemstone Guide.

Orange sapphires are a lesser-known type of sapphire, sometimes grouped with the pinkish-orange Padparadscha sapphire. Find out orange sapphire’s properties, powers, and prices in this guide!

Yellow sapphires are budget-friendly sapphires increasing in value. Nicknamed Pukhraj, they have significance in Hindu astrology. Learn about yellow sapphire’s meaning, prices, and powers here!

Green sapphires are lesser-known sapphire gems with a range of shades. They also come in bi-colored and color-changing options. Learn green sapphire’s properties, prices, benefits, and meanings!

Purple sapphires are real, regal, and full of secrets. Learn all there is to know about the “Stone of Awakening” in our Purple Sapphire Gemstone Guide.

Black sapphires are abundant and affordable, opaque black or dark blue sapphires. The most valuable types are black star sapphires. Learn about black sapphire grading, benefits, meanings, and prices!

Brown sapphires are a sapphire color recently growing in popularity. The shades vary, but they’re often called “chocolate sapphires.” Learn all about brown sapphire properties, benefits, and prices!

Andesine is a plagioclase feldspar known for dazzling shades of red, gemstone rarity, and industrial uses! Learn about this stone’s history, properties, uses & value in our Andesine gemstone guide!

Tiger iron is a golden-brown, red, and black striped rock used as a gemstone. It contains jasper, hematite, and tiger’s eye. Learn tiger iron’s prices, variations, properties, and benefits!

Stichtite is a pink to purple gem primarily found in Tasmania. Mixtures of stichtite and serpentine are called “Atlantisite.” Learn all of stichtite’s properties, prices, history, and benefits!

Born between November 22 and December 21? The right Sagittarius birthstone launches you forward toward your fate. Use our guide to find which gems correspond to you!

Siberite is a rare tourmaline variety in purple, red, or blue shades. It’s often called “purple tourmaline.” This guide covers all of siberite’s properties, powers, prices, and history.

Quartzite is a rock composed of quartz with many colors available. It’s used as a gemstone along with architectural and industrial uses. Learn quartzite’s properties, benefits, and value!

Jet is a black organic gemstone used for thousands of years, particularly in Victorian jewelry. Learn the history, benefits, prices, and meaning of jet gemstones!

Glass is a non-crystal option for creating beautiful gemstones or affordable imitations of other gemstones. We discuss glass gemstone types, identification, history, and prices.

Jadeite is one of the stones called “jade,” with nephrite, but jadeite is rarer, tougher, and more valuable. Learn all about jadeite’s meanings, history, pricing, and benefits!

Proteus garnet is a deep red garnet with a dark gray metallic coating. It’s one of the rare treated garnets, though it’s not produced anymore. Learn the history and properties of proteus garnet!

Star sapphires are natural gemstones with a reflected star, available in almost every color. Learn star sapphire’s properties, benefits, grading, and pricing in this guide!

Barite is a soft mineral in an array of colors. It can be faceted, but it’s more often used industrially. Learn what makes barite unique, from its properties and powers to its history and pricing.

Marcasite is a brassy yellow gemstone similar to pyrite. It’s prevalent in vintage jewelry, but requires some caution to maintain. Learn marcasite’s history, properties, prices, and benefits!

Feeling the allure of Oregon sunstone’s enchanting glow? Read on to learn all about this rare, celebrated gem’s properties, meanings, history, and more!

Magnesite is a commonly white gemstone with black veining. It’s often dyed to imitate other stones like turquoise. Learn all about magnesite’s properties, history, benefits, and value.

Red beryl is a pink to purplish-red variety of beryl known for being one of the rarest gems on Earth. Learn red beryl’s properties, pricing, history, and meanings in this guide!

Captivated by "Russian emerald?" Our Diopside Gemstone Guide is unveiling all there is to know about diopside‘s properties, history, meanings, and more.

Vivianite is a rare, fragile mineral known for being colorless at first but quickly darkening to deep blues and greens. Learn vivianite’s properties, prices, history, and meanings!

Ulexite is a rare white to colorless gemstone known for its fiber optic abilities, earning it the nickname “TV stone.” Learn all about ulexite’s properties, benefits, history, and pricing!

Parisite is a rare, brown gemstone containing rare earth elements. It’s known for being found sometimes in Colombian emeralds. Learn parisite’s properties, history, and prices!

Meet covellite: a rare, spellbinding gem that shimmers with otherworldly iridescence. Explore its meanings, properties, & more in our Covellite Gemstone Guide.

Wollastonite is a mineral with many uses, but there’s more to this obscure gem than meets the eye. Uncover the secrets of wollastonite in our gemstone guide.

Discover the dangerous allure of realgar, the ruby-red rebel of the sulfides. Learn about its properties, uses, value, & more in our Realgar Gemstone Guide!

Discover the beauty of lazulite, a rare, indigo-blue phosphate. Learn its origins, properties, metaphysical meanings, and more in our Lazulite Gemstone Guide.