Gemstones are precious and are exciting to be worn. They are used to beautify different types of jewelry designs and are thus counted to be of extreme importance.

Though, many people are aware about the term but just few know about the different types of gemstones available in the market. Here in this article, we will put a light on various varieties and types of gemstones available in the market.

Choose the one that fits your jewelry types the most.

Diamond: The first and the foremost gemstones that is popularly demanded and is easily available is diamond. Diamonds are known to be toughest gemstones. They are made of high-carbon crystals and are fused under extremely high pressure. They are mined throughout the year and their shine and luster make them favorite to people especially to women.

Chrysoberyl: Known to be the third hardest gemstone, it uses aluminum oxide in its manufacture and use corundum as the base element. It also caries large quantity of beryllium mixed with it. Talking about its appearance, this gemstone comes in yellow and green shade. This stone has a tendency to change colors in different types of lights and shades which is the best part of the gemstones if you have plans to buy it. Two common Chrysoberyl used are named as alexandrite and cat’s eye.

Corundum: Popular in its two basic and popular forms namely rubies and sapphires, this gemstone is known to be one among the hardest of all the precious gemstones. Rough corundum is not used as a gemstone. It is required to be polished first.

Quartz: These precious gemstones are popularly and commonly known gemstones that have numerous colors and shades available in them. Though, everyone can easily find these gemstones finding them perfect are quite rare. To name some of the commonly used gemstones, they are amethysts, onyx, citrines, and carnelians.

Organic Gemstones: When it comes to illustrating the organic gemstones, the popular names that strike the mind are pearl and amber. The loose gemstones are commonly and heavily used gemstones in the crafting different jewelry designs.

Beryl: Also known as red and yellow emeralds, they are popularly used in crafting classic jewelry designs. These stones are popular for their beauty and grace and are thus commonly used in the jewelry designs. Beryl is actually transparent. Another popular loose gemstones that is quite popular as Beryl is known as Jade.