Gemstone-Colored
Everything you ever wanted to know about precious and semi-precious colored gemstones, from A - Z. No Ph.D. in chemistry required! For information about diamonds, please visit the Diamond link.
Actinolite 
Articles about the gemstone actonolite. Amethyst
Articles about amethysts. Ammolite
Article about ammolite, the rarest of all gemstones, will comments by our gemology expert, Barbara W. Smigel, PhD., Graduate Gemologist, GIA. Artistic Colored Stones [offsite link]
A wonderful cornucopia of gemstones, gemstone jewelry, information about gemstones and organic gemstones. We highly recommend this brilliant website. Beautiful Blues - Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli is not, like most gemstones, a pure mineral, but rather a rock composed of varying proportions of the minerals: lazurite, sodalite, hauyne, calcite, and pyrite. Beryl Gemstones
What do emeralds, aquamarine and morganite have in common?? Birthstones
Start here to learn more about birthstones and their origin. Chakra Jewelry
Chakra Jewelry is derived from the belief the body has certain areas or Chakra's. Learn more about Chakra's and using gemstones in balancing them. Color-changing Gemstones
Within the voluminous world of gemstones are those mercurial species which exhibit color change when viewed in different light sources. For us gemstone jewelry collectors, this fascinating optical phenomenon makes these gemstones highly attractive. Emerald
Everything you ever wanted to know about emeralds, links to shopping for emeralds, and more. Emeralds
Our Gemology Expert, Barbara W. Smigel, PhD. GIA, Graduate Gemologist is my favorite resource for information about colored gemstones and tells us about the emerald in this comprehensive article Garnet
Beautiful garnet comes in a wide variety of colors, except blue. Gemstones precious vs. semi-precious
Ever wonder what the difference is between precious and semi-precious gemstones means and are those terms accurate?? Grading the Padparadsha Sapphire
The padparadscha sapphire is a gemstone of spectacular beauty. Highly sought-after, many collectors focus on collecting only jewelry that features this magnificent stone. Hemitite
A beautiful gray to black gemstone. Interested in making some of your own collectable jewelry? Visit Bella Online´s Jewelry Making site.
Bella Online´s Jewelry Making site is a rich resource for jewelry making techniques, courses, book reviews, and so much more. Make your own line of collectable jewelry. Jewelry Making site Editor, Chris Franchetti, is a jewelry artisan/designer and shares with you her vast knowledge of the art of jewelry making. Jewelry and Gemstone Legends
From time to time we invite contributions from people who are experts about various types of jewelry and the materials used in jewelry creation, whether natural or synthetic. Thanks Louise for this very interesting article. Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli is not a pure mineral like most gemstones, but rather a rock composed of varying proportions of minerals; lazurite, sodalite, hauyne, calcite and pyrite. Lapis is primarily the result of contact metamorphism of certain limestones. Lepidolite Jewelry
Rare and highly prized, lepidolite is a deep purple to pale pink, colored gemstone, a more affordable alternative to the pricey sugilite. Although it is a relatively soft stone, it is wonderful in jewelry if harsh wear is avoided. Shop for earrings and necklaces featuring this lovely gemstone. No Title
Opal
Everything you ever wanted to know about the lovely opal. Padparadscha Sapphire
In a series of intriguing articles we celebrate the exquisite beauty of this rare gemstone. Pearl Value Factors - Judging and Evaluating Pearls
Amy Hourigan is a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America's Graduate Pearls program, fashion writer, and accessories buyer for Moon River Pearls. I invited Amy to be our Guest Author this week. Safe Cleaning Methods for your Gemstones
Collecting gemstones of all colors and types is a great hobby. Here are the best and safest methods to keep your gems gleaming! Spectrolite, Irridescent Gemstone
Spectrolite is Finland's national gemstone. It is an exceedingly rare variety of labradorite feldspar, dubbed "Spectrolite" by Aarne Laitakari. This brilliant, multi-hued and irridescent gemstone is fabulous in fine art jewelry; its beauty and rarity makes pieces featuring it highly collectible. Staurolite
The story of the mineral Staurolite. Tanzanite - Beautiful Yet Fragile Gemstone
Tanzanite is a very beautiful, but not particularly durable gemstone that when used in jewelry is recommended for occasional wear only. The Color of Garnets 
Garnets species are found in many colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black, pink and colorless. The rarest of these is the blue garnet, discovered in the late 1990s in Bekily, Madagascar Turquoise
From the creamy blue of "Sleeping Beauty" turqoise to rich green/blue, this semi-precious gemstone is a collector´s favorite. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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