This is also called "Pukhraj". This gem is found in the Metamorphic or Pegmetitte Occurrences. formerly known as "Oriental Topaz". Yellow Sapphire may occur in a wide range of colours ........

A green variety of Beryl, Emerald is of ancient origin. This is a rare, radiant, and beautiful gemstone, also Known as "Panna". Emerald is green due to traces of chromium in the crystal structure .......

Which colour would you spontaneously associate with love, passion and power? Obviously this will evoke the colour red. Red symbolizes love and a strong sense of life .......

Also known as Cymophane or Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye, this is the name given to the yellow, yellow-green, or grey-green variety of Chrysoberyl, which displays the phenomenon of Chatoyancy.....

This is an Organic Gemstone, formed by accident, without human intervention. It is formed inside a Pearl Oyster. One of the most valuable gems ...........

It is an Organic stone formed from the branch of by a microscopic sea organism known as "Coral Polyp". The name is derived from ......

This is the name given to the Blue variety of Corundum. The sky is just a gigantic blue Sapphire stone into which the earth is embedded – this belief was cherished in ancient times ..........

The yellow - brown variety of Garnet is called 'Hessonite'. This gem is also sometimes called  'Cinnamon Stone'. This is found in colours like Brownish yellow, Brownish Orange ..........

Meaning 'Sea Water', the name refers to the palish blue, light blue-green or even light green variety of Beryl. The green of Aquamarine is a watery green without any trace of yellow...........Know More

The violet, purple variety of Quartz is called Amethyst, an ancient name derived from the Greek amethystos. It is the most highly prized variety of Quartz. resemble violet corundum...........Know More

It is a "rock", because it consists of an association of minerals, lazurite and variable quantities of calcite and pyrite. Calcite gives it white colour .......

The Yellow variety of Quartz is known as Citrine Quartz, or simply Citrine, despite the fact that generally the colour is nothing like lemon yellow .......

Also called OLIVINE, this stone has been known for a very long time. The ancients spoke of a gem called 'Topazos', as it was then called, because it came from an island in Red Sea ......

The name is derived from the Greek word "Malakhe" meaning "Mallow", evidently because of the colour. It is also known as the "Kidney Stone". It is not often used as a gem .........

The most striking phenomenon of Rubies is the development of the six-ray star, arranged in a perfect symmetry, which shifts its centre as the stone is moved. It is clearly visible in a single light source .....

The name Opal was probably derived from Sanskrit “upala“, meaning ”valuable stone“. This was probably the root for the Greek term “opallios”, which translates as “colour change”. In the days of Roman antiquity there .....