Types Of Sapphires Names

In addition to these varieties sapphires are available in a colorless variety called the white sapphire or colorless sapphire.

Types of sapphires names.

We offer a vast selection of blue sapphires pink sapphires yellow sapphires white sapphires and other unique natural sapphires. Garnet ranges from 6 5 to 7 5 on the mohs scale of hardness. Its crystal structure may be a cubic or rhombic dodecahedron belonging to the isometric crystal system. This list can be seen on the extended gemstone list page.

All of our sapphires are cut on our premises and are available loose or mounted in a custom setting. Some more color varieties of naturally occurring sapphire stones are green sapphires orange sapphires purple sapphires and black sapphires. These days all gemstones are considered precious since they are all rare and there is a limited supply of them. The traditional list of gemstones that are considered precious stones are.

These terms are based on old traditions from the west. Trapiche emerald var enstatite. Examples of different types of garnets include pyrope almandine spessartine hessonite tsavorite uvarovite and andradite. Yellow sapphire sometimes also called golden sapphire if intensely colored pink sapphire white sapphire describes sapphire that is colorless green sapphire purple sapphire orange sapphire black sapphire note that there are several other less commonly used variety names of sapphire.