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Chrysoberyl

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The Gemstone Chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl₂O₄. The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words "chrysos" and "beryllos". Its meaning is "a gold-white spar". It is known as a hard and durable gem after Sapphire. Chrysoberyl is an orthorhombic crystal mineral with 3.5 – 3.84 specific gravity and 8.5 hardness according to the more hardness scale. It is a Biaxial (+) mineral with refractive indexes nα=1.745 nβ=1.748 nγ=1.754. Chrysoberyl family Gemstones from old collection Chrysoberyl can be found colors such as green, yellow, brownish to greenish-black, colorless, pale shades of yellow, greenish Yellow, Yellowish Green, Honey Brown, Reddish Brown, Orangy yellow, Greenish Brown, Blue. Also, Golden Yellow Chrysoberyl is called "Ceylonese Chrysolite" as a trading name. Alexandrite Alexandrite cats eye The Chrysoberyl Alexandrite is a color change variety upon the ...

Morganite

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Morganite  is the peachy-pink variety of beryl with chemical formula Be3Al2(Si6O18). Named after American banker John. Pierpoint Morgan in 1911. It can be found colors such as pink, rose, peach, and salmon and pinkish Purple. Morganite's colors are a result of the presence of manganese. It is also known as" Rose Beryl ". Good quality morganite is relatively rare. It can be seen Fluorescence  Under UV light Inert to weak pink to violetish red. Morganite is a type I clarity stone. As Inclusions, Liquid and two-phase inclusions, hollow or liquid-filled parallel tubes and fingerprints are sometimes seen. Morganite can be found in Colombia, Afghanistan, Western Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Ethiopia, India, Italy, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tanzania, Zambia, USA, Sri Lanka, Myanmar. Healing Properties of Morganite As a beryl family Gemstone, Morganite  is a powerful and high vibrational stone. It ...

Emerald

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Emerald  is a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of  chromium and sometimes  vanadium with chemical formula Be3Al2(Si6O18). The majority of the world's gem-quality emeralds come from the Muzo area of Colombia . The crystals are usually small with an average length of 2 - 5 cm and a width of 1 - 1.5 cm. Larger crystals are usually semitransparent to opaque. The emerald is often clouded by inclusions , they are not classified as faults. It shows the difference between natural and synthetic Emeralds. Emerald can be found in Colombia, Afghanistan, Western Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Ethiopia, India, Italy, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tanzania, Zambia, USA. Healing Properties of Emerald • Emerald stimulates the heart chakra. It is Called the “Stone of Love”. • Emerald increases focusing and mental clarity. • Emerald ...

Aquamarine

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Aquamarine is a sky-blue to sea-green gem variety of beryl. It is mainly associated with granitic pegmatites. The name Aquamarine comes from the Latin aqua Marinus, meaning "water of the sea," and refers to its sparkling ocean-like color. Its bluish-green color is caused by iron oxides within the chemical makeup of the stone. The first recorded use of aquamarine as a color name in English was in 1598. Aquamarine is known as a cooling stone. It stimulates the throat chakra. Aquamarine is also used to align all of the chakras and enhance the aura. It is a Water element stone, powerful for cleansing the emotional body. It is also an excellent crystal for meditation and the awakening of spiritual abilities. Aquamarine Beryl is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate with the chemical formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈. Beryl is hexagonal mineral with 7.5 – 8 hardness according to the more hardness scale. Beryl hexagon...

Star Sapphire

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Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum , consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron , titanium , chromium , copper , or magnesium . Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka , China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly in Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka , and Kashmir produce large quantities of fine quality Sapphires for the world market. Sapphires are mined from alluvial deposits or from primary underground workings. A star sapphire is a type of sapphire that exhibits a star-like phenomenon known as asterism . Star sapphires contain intersecting needle-( The inclusion is often the titanium dioxide mineral called rutile ) following the underlying crystal structure that causes the appearance of a six-rayed "star"-shaped pattern when viewed with a single overhead light source. Due to this natural h...

Sapphire

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Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly in Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir produce large quantities of fine quality Sapphires for the world market. Sapphires are mined from alluvial deposits or from primary underground workings.  Ruby Blue Sapphire Blue Sapphire and Ruby are the most popular Gemstone in Corundum Family. also, Orangy Pink Sapphire is called Padparadscha. The name Drive's from the Sinhalese word "padmaraga" " පද්මරාග", meaning lotus blossom, as the stone is of a similar color to the lotus blossom. Bi Color Sapphire from DanuGroup Collection ...

Tigers eye

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Tiger's eye is a member of the quartz group, a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown color and a silky luster. It's a silica mineral with chemical formula SiO2 ( Silicon Dioxide ). This chatoyant because of subparallel intergrowth of quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibres that mostly turned into limonite Tiger Eye from Danu Group Collection Tiger Eye can be found colors such as golden, Golden Brown, reddish-brown, brown, yellowish-brown. It's 7 hardness according to the more hardness scale with 2.64 – 2.71 specific gravity. Tiger eyes can be found in Australia, Burma, India, Namibia, South Africa, the United States, Brazil, Canada, China, Korea, China, Uk, and Spain. The tiger eye is usually cut as a cabochon cut to display their chatoyance very well. Tiger Eye Bracelets The tiger eye has been chosen by the Egyptians for the eyes in their deity statues to express divine vision. This quartz ...