Purple Precious Stone

The mineral zoisite naturally occurs in a wide range of colors that include colorless gray yellow brown pink green blue and violet.

Purple precious stone. The purple gem was highly valuable then and was in fact counted among the precious stones until the 18 th century when sizable supply of amethyst was discovered in brazil bringing down the value of the purple stone. It is quartz that has purple color. Green gemstones go well with all metal colors but the metal color can affect the style of the jewelry. The most famous purple gemstone is amethyst.

It was an equal par with rubies emeralds and diamonds. For example white metals such as platinum silver or white gold give a contemporary look to green gemstones while rose gold offers a unique vintage look. Hue and tone. Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz sio 2 and owes its violet color to irradiation impurities of iron and in some cases other transition metals and the presence of other trace elements which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions.

If you are trying a purple gemstone for the first time amethyst is a good one to use. The list of gemstones below will discuss the difference between a precious stone and a semi precious stone as well as guide you to where the gemstone treatments are discussed. Few cut specimens of this colorless brownish or purple stone exist. This purple gemstone is the violet variety of quartz.

The hardness of the mineral is the same as quartz thus making it suitable for use in jewelry. Amethyst has been used to ward off evil spirits from ancient times. Charoite view profile with light to medium dark purple colors and swirling patterns charoite is one of the few gemstones so distinctive that a gemologist can make a sight identification with confidence. Green gemstones set in yellow gold has a very attractive appearance.

Purple gemstones go well with all metal colors which is a factor that determines the style of the jewelry. Purple gemstones and metals. The name tanzanite is used for a color variety of zoisite that ranges from blue to bluish purple to bluish violet. For example white metals such as platinum silver or white gold give a contemporary look to purple gemstones making them stand out in contrast.

The color is beautiful and it has high transparency. What is a precious stone. In ancient times the amethyst was regarded as a precious gemstone higher than others. These terms are based on old traditions from the west.

Purple and violet gemstones buy natural purple and violet gemstones from gemselect amethyst iolite tanzanite rubellite sapphire spinel gems. Purple and violet are both a mix of blue and red with some hues being nearer to blue and others closer to red. In classifying the most popular purple gemstones the amethyst is number one.