Light Blue Gem

The mineral beryl occurs in a variety of colors.

Light blue gem.

Light blue beryls with a low saturation are also called aquamarine. There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine. Natural amazonite matte round beads 14mm amazonite gemstone beads light blue gemstone natural blue gemstones 14mm gemstone 15inch selectbeads. Being a cooling stone it has a soft soothing elegance that is used to cure insomnia promote strength and healing and ensure a healthy life.

It ranks at 6 5 to 7 on the mohs scale and with good care can last a very long time. Named for blue hues that can resemble sapphire sapphirine can have light to dark blue to blue green hues. As the color suggests the gemstone reflects calmness quiet reflection and shooting quality for anxious or angry mind. Often purple is a secondary color in tanzanite stones.

Most people don t know that there is another blue beryl. The most common blue stone is a sapphire however the deep blue color can also be found in other gemstones such as kyanite lapis lazuli and zircon. They are much less costly and are used to make inexpensive jewelry. The finest of these blue crystals is known as the paraiba tourmaline which is among the most expensive of blue gemstones owing to its brilliant turquoise color.

Sapphire s blue color can range from light blue to deep blue. It is a very dark blue gem known as maxixe pronounced mashish. Since sapphire is a gem quality form of corundum it is incredibly hard and durable with a hardness of 9 on the mohs scale. Aquamarine is the second most popular gem of beryl.

Tanzanite is often believed to be an underrated gemstone as it is as beautiful as more expensive blue gemstones but not as popular. The most popular is the deep green gemstone known as emerald. Sapphire is the best known blue gemstone though it also occurs in many other colors. These blue gems come from the variety of tourmaline called indicolite from the word indigo though the gemstone may be a light blue not necessarily indigo.

4 5 out of 5 stars 4 141 4 141 reviews 7 90. This is a type of quartz with subtle blue color and almost translucent surface and has soothing soft shade. Here are several good examples of famous light blue gemstone names and their meanings. Tanzanite ranges from light blue to intense vivid blue.

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