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STONE:
Green
stones:
Alexandrite
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Aquamarine .............................................................
Aventurine Quartz.....................................................
Chrome Chalcedony.................................................
Chrysoprase ............................................................
Demantoid Garnet ...................................................
Emerald *.................................................................
*(some Emeralds from South Africa and India may not
show a Red hue, but remain Greenish)
Enstatite....................................................................
Fluorite.....................................................................
Glass (pastes) ...........................................................
Hiddenite ...................................................................
Jadeite ......................................................................
Peridot ......................................................................
Sapphire ...................................................................
Soude’ emerald*......................................................
*(the old type soude’ emerald may show Red)
Stained Bowenite ......................................................
Stained Chalcedony ..................................................
Stained Jadeite ..........................................................
Synthetic Corundum (Alexandrite color) ....................
Synthetic Emerald (most) ...........................................
Synthetic Sapphire .....................................................
Synthetic Spinel *.......................................................
*(some old types may show Green)
Tourmaline *..............................................................
*(Certain anomalous green tourmalines have been found
to show Red – which would indicate chrome tourmaline)
Tsavorite garnet.........................................................
Uvarovite garnet ........................................................
Zircon........................................................................
Red
stones:
Garnets
Dark Red(no fluorescence)............................
Garnet-topped doublets (no fluorescence)..................
Glass (paste) (no fluorescence)...................................
Ruby (natural and synthetic)Strong fluorescence..........
Spinel Fluorescent .....................................................
Spinel (synthetic) *Fluorescent .................................
*(The pink synthetic spinel does not show a red color
through the filter)
Blue
stones:
Aquamarine...............................................................
Garnet-topped doublets..............................................
Glass (pastes) Dark Blue ...........................................
Glass (pastes) Light Blue ..........................................
Lapis Lazuli .............................................................
Sapphire Blackish-*..................................................
*(The Blue sapphire which shows a Purple color under
artificial light, usually shows Red under the filter)
Sodalite ....................................................................
Spinel ........................................................................
Spinel (natural) colored by cobalt...............................
“Swiss lapis” Greenish-Blue........................................
Synthetic Sapphire *..................................................
*(The natural and synthetic sapphire are indistinguishable
under the color filter)
Synthetic Spinel Dark Blue.....................................
Synthetic Spinel Light Blue ........................................
Synthetic Spinel “Zircon” color ..................................
Synthetic Spinel “Lapis lazuli” color
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Zircon .......................................................................
Purple
stones:
Amethyst ..................................................................
Violet Sapphire ........................................................ |
