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A guide to the colors of natural and semi-precious stones for jewelry making

The world of stones is a vibrant kaleidoscope, rich in nuance and texture. Each stone, unique and precious, tells a captivating story through its colors, brilliance and origins. Behind every shade of color lie geological secrets, deep cultural links and symbolism that transcend ages and civilizations.

In this article, we invite you to embark on a colorful journey to the heart of gems. From verdant emerald to scarlet ruby, from purple amethyst to iridescent opal, we explore a palette of precious and precious stones half-classified by color. For each stone, we reveal where it was mined, its hardness on the Mohs scale, its appearance - whether translucent, transparent or opaque - and the family to which it belongs.

N.B. It's important to note that gem associations with the chakras may vary according to stone color, tradition and practitioner.

The same stone may have several different colors and therefore belong to several categories. The deposits shown are examples only, and are not an exhaustive list.

RED
	Red jasper Deposits : Brazil, India, France Aspect : Opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz
	Sea bamboo Deposits :Malaysia, Indonesia Aspect : Opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Gemstones organic
	Red coral Deposits :Australia, Red Sea, Malaysia Appearance :Opaque Hardness :3 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family : Coralliidae
	Garnet (Hessonite) Deposits :Sri Lanka, Brazil, Austria Appearance :Translucent Hardness :6 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Garnet
	Garnet Deposit :India, Austria, Brazil Appearance :Translucent Hardness :6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Garnets
	Red Spinelle Deposit :Myanmar, France, Japan Appearance :Transparent to opaque Hardness :8 on the Mohs scale Family :Spinels
	Red Sapphire Deposit :Sri Lanka, Myanmar , Thailand Appearance :Translucent to transparent Hardness :9 on the Mohs scale Family :Corundum

ROSE
	Rhodonite Deposit :Russia, Sweden, Australia Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Pink tourmaline Deposit :Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique Appearance :Translucent, transparent to opaque Hardness :7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Tourmalines
	Pink Sapphire Deposits:Sri Lanka, Madagascar, India Appearance :Translucent to transparent Hardness :9 on the Mohs scale Family :Corundum
	Pink opal Deposits :Peru, Australia, Brazil Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Pink quartz Deposits :Brazil, Madagascar, India Appearance :Translucent to transparent Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartz
	Rhodochrosite Deposits :Argentina, United States, China Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family :Calcites
	Strawberry Quartz Deposits :Brazil, Madagascar, Russia Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartz

ORANGE
	Corail Deposits :Australia, New Caledonia, United States Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 3.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Anthozoa
	Aventurine Orange Deposits : Brazil, India, Russia Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartz
	Agate Botswana Deposit : Botswana Appearance : Translucent Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartz
	Carnelian Deposits : Brazil, India, Uruguay Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartz-Calcedonies
	Gemstone de Soleil Deposits : India, Norway, United States Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Feldspars
	Jaspe Paysage Deposits : Madagascar, France, Brazil Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz
	Wood opalite matte Deposits :Australia, Indonesia, United States Appearance : Opaque to Translucent Hardness :5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates

YELLOW
	Yellow jade Deposits :Myanmar, Guatemala,China Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Citrine Deposits : Brazil, Madagascar, Uruguay Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartz
	Jade Miel Deposits :Myanmar, Guatemala Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Rutile quartz Deposits :Brazil, Madagascar, India Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartz
	Ethiopian opal Deposit : Ethiopia Appearance : Translucent, transparent to opaque Hardness : 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Golden Hematite Deposits : Brazil, United States Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family : Oxides
	Oeil de Tigre Deposits : South Africa, Australia, United States Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartzites
	African Opal Deposits :Tanzania, Ethiopia, Madagascar Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Dalmatian Jasper Deposits :Madagascar, Brazil, United States Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz
	Oeil de Tigre Gold Deposits : South Africa, Australia, United States Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartzites
	Yellow Opal Deposits :Australia, Brazil, Mexico Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Quartz Lemon Deposits :Brazil, Madagascar, United States Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Jade Lemon Deposits :Myanmar, Guatemala Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates

GREEN
	Prehnite Deposits :Germany, South Africa, France Appearance : Translucent Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Jadeite Deposits :Myanmar, china, Guatemala Aspect : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Peridot Deposits :Australia, Brazil, United States Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Olivines
	Green garnet Deposits :India, Kenya Appearance :Translucent to opaque. Hardness :7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Mesosilicates
	Green Tourmaline Deposits : Brazil, Afghanistan, United States Appearance :Translucent to transparent Hardness : 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Tourmalines
	Korean jade Deposit : Korea Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness :5.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Pyrite Deposits : Spain, Peru, Italy Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Sulfides
	Rhyolite Deposits :Iceland, Saxony, France Appearance : Opaque Hardness :5.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Magmatic rocks
	Unakite Jasper Deposits :Austria, United States, Australia Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Weathered granites
	Natural jade Deposits : Burma, Mexico, Guatemala Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Green Opal Deposits :Australia, Madagascar, Russia Appearance : Translucent. Hardness : 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Aventurine Deposits : India, Brazil, Russia Appearance : Translucent Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartzites
	Chrysoprase Deposits : Australia, India, United States Appearance : Translucent Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz
	Jade Nephrite Deposits :New Zealand, China, Canada Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Ruby Zoisite Deposits : Tanzania, Austria, Switzerland Appearance :Opaque Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Corundum
	African turquoise Deposits : South Africa Appearance : Opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Jasper
	Diopside Deposits :India, Italy, Myanmar Appearance : Translucent Hardness : 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Pyroxenes
	Peacock agate Deposits :Brazil, India, Australia Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Green Agate Deposits : Brazil, India, Uruguay Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 6 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Chalcedonies
	Malachite Deposits : Congo, Australia, Russia Appearance :Opaque Hardness : 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family : Carbonates
	Jadeite Deposits :Myanmar, china, Guatemala Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Seraphinite Deposit : Russia Appearance : Opaque Hardness :2 to 2.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates.
	Green spot jasper Deposits :China, United States, Australia Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz
	Emerald Deposits : Colombia, Brazil, Zambia Appearance : Translucent, transparent to opaque Hardness : 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Grass agate Deposit :China Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Chalcedonies
	Turquoise Deposits : Iran, United States, China Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family : Phosphates
	Chrysocolla Deposits : Chile, United States, Peru Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness : 2 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family :Carbonates
	Azurite Chrysocolla Deposits :Russia, United States, Chile Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :2 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family : Carbonates

BLUE
	Reconstituted turquoise Deposits: Iran, United States, China Appearance : Opaque Hardness : Variable (depending on binder used) Family : Phosphates
	Amazonite Deposits: Brazil, Russia, United States Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Feldspars
	Apatite Deposits: Brazil, India, Madagascar Appearance : Translucent, transparent to opaque Hardness : 5 on the Mohs scale Family : Phosphates
	Hemimorphite Deposits: China, Mexico, France Appearance :Translucent to transparent Hardness : 4.5 to 5 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Larimar Deposit : Dominican Republic Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness : 4.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Pectolites
	Topaz Deposits: Brazil, Russia, United States Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 8 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Angelite Deposits: Peru, Mexico, Germany Appearance :Opaque Hardness :3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family :Anhydrites
	Blue aventurine Deposits: Brazil, India, Madagascar Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartz
	Chalcedony Deposits: Brazil, Uruguay, India Appearance :Translucent to transparent Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz
	Sapphire Deposits:Tanzania, Myanmar, Sri Lanka Appearance : Translucent, transparent to opaque Hardness : 9 on the Mohs scale Family : Corundum
	Falcon eye Deposits: South Africa, Australia, India Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartzites
	Cyanite Deposits: Brazil, Switzerland, Austria Appearance :Transparent to translucent Hardness :6 to 7 in its perpendicular axis, 5 in its longitudinal axis on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Sodalite Deposits: Brazil, Canada, Bolivia Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :5.5 à 6on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Tanzanite Deposit : Tanzania Appearance : Translucent Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Lapis Lazuli Deposits: Afghanistan, Chile, Russia Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates
	Cordierite(Iolite) Deposits: Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates

VIOLET

	Phosphosiderite Deposits:Argentina, Chile, United States Appearance :Opaque Hardness :3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family :Phosphates
	Amethyst Deposits:Brazil, Uruguay, Australia Appearance :Translucent to transparent Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartz
	Sugilite Deposits:South Africa, Japan Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Phosphosiderite Deposits:Argentina, Chile, United States Appearance :Opaque Hardness :3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family :Phosphates
	Charoïte Deposit:Russia (Siberia) Appearance :Opaque Hardness :5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Lepidolite Deposits:Brazil, Norway, United States Appearance :Translucent Hardness :2.5 to 3 on Mohs scale Family :Micas
	Violet jade Deposits:Myanmar, Turkey Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Kunzite Deposits:Brazil, Afghanistan, United States Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :6 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Spodics

WHITE
	Rock crystal Deposits:Brazil, Madagascar, France Appearance : Transparent to opaque Hardness : 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Quartz.
	Gemstone de Lune Deposits: India, Sri Lanka, Australia Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Feldspars
	Jade Blanc Deposits:Burma, China, Canada Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Stoup Deposits:Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean Appearance :Opaque Hardness : 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale Family : Beads
	Howlite Deposits: Canada, United States, Germany Appearance :Translucent to opaque Hardness :4 on the Mohs scale Family : Borates
	Ethiopian opal Deposit : Ethiopia Appearance : Translucent to opaque Hardness : 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Silicates

GREY
	Labradorite Deposits: Canada, Ukraine, Madagascar Appearance : Translucent to transparent Hardness : 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Feldspars
	Picasso Jasper Deposits:United States, China, Nepal Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz
	Terahertz Deposit: Laboratory-made Appearance : Opaque Hardness : Variable Family : Synthetic material
	Hematite Deposits: Italy, China, France Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family : Oxides

BRUN
	Bull's eye Deposits :Brazil, India, Australia Appearance :Opaque Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartzites
	Brecciated jasper Deposits :Brazil, Mexico, Russia Appearance :Opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Microcrystalline quartz
	Iron eye Deposits :Brazil, Australia, Burma Appearance :Opaque Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartzites
	Cat's eye Deposits :Brazil, Russia, Myanmar Appearance :Opaque Hardness :8.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Oxides
	Smoky Quartz Deposits :Brazil, Switzerland, Madagascar Appearance :Translucent Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartz
	Elephant skin jasper Deposit :India Appearance :Opaque Hardness :6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family :Microcrystalline quartz
	Bronzite Deposits :South Africa, Sri Lanka, Madagascar Appearance :Translucent Hardness :5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family :Pyroxenes

BLACK
	Black Diamond Deposits:Brazil, Central African Republic Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 10 on the Mohs scale Family : Carbons
	Obsidian Deposits:Japan, Iceland, Armenia Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Volcanic rocks
	Gemstone de Lave Deposits:Iceland, Hawaii, West Indies (places with volcanoes) Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale Family : Volcanic rocks
	Hypersthene Deposits: Russia, China, United States Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Onyx (Black agate) DepositsBrazil, Uruguay, India Appearance : Opaque Hardness :7 on the Mohs scale Family :Quartzites
	Spinelle Deposits:Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 8 on the Mohs scale Family :Oxides
	Black tourmaline Deposits: Brazil, Tanzania, United States Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale Family :Silicates
	Kambaba Jasper Deposits:Madagascar, South Africa, Australia Appearance : Opaque Hardness : 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale Family : Microcrystalline quartz