Ruby – Natural, Faceted, Red, 2.16 ct
All rubies are red (pink is another matter), but not all red gems are rubies. Gem identification involves conducting tests of a gem’s optical…
Monazite – Natural, Specimen, Orange
Monazite, pictured here on quartz, shows a pinkish-orange color in sunlight (left) and a whitish yellow color under incandescent light (right).…
Pollucite – Natural, Specimen, White
In this unusual mineral specimen, a pollucite crystal “brain” rests on an albite matrix with a thin, pinkish kunzite crystal at one end. Mawi,…
Rhodochrosite – Natural, Faceted, Brown, 3.38 ct
Pink-red rhodochrosite, 3.38 cts, 9.3 x 8.2 x 6.4 mm, St Hilaire, Canada. © ARK Rare Gems. Used with permission.
Tourmaline – Natural, Faceted, Blue, 13.57 ct
A 13.57-ct blue and pink tourmaline — a rare and highly sought color combination. © JL White Fine Gemstones. Used with permission.
Malaia Garnet (Malaya Garnet) – Natural, Faceted, Red
The name malaya or malaia comes from the Swahili word for “outcast,” because the first buyers who saw these garnets in the 1960s rejected them…
Watermelon Tourmaline – Other, Green
Watermelon tourmaline slices are an excellent way to create matching gems. In this necklace, 11 faceted pink and green tourmalines accompany…
yne – Natural, Specimen, Blue
A haüyne crystal (2 mm) with a small gas bubble inclusion in its lower left area. (The pinkish crystals are nepheline; the matrix is augite). San…
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