Color of Transparent Gems                        
Cochise College      

Gemstone Properties 
Virtual Museum of Geology
Hall of Gemstones  
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Roger Weller, geology instructor  ( wellerr@cochise.edu )
last edited:  10/24/07

Colors
The following faceted transparent gemstones are
arranged by color                                                                                     
 

red

  garnet 

  ruby.

  zircon 

orange

  garnet 

  opal 

yellow

  citrine 

  diamond

  heliodor 

  labradorite 

  sapphire

  zircon 

yellow-green

  peridot 

  tsavorite 

green

  emerald

  chrome diopside 

blue-green (cyan)

  apatite
  aquamarine 

blue

  kyanite

  sapphire

  tanzanite 

  topaz

  zircon 

purple

  amethyst

  iolite 

pink

  kunzite 

  morganite 

  sapphire

colorless

  diamond 

  sillimanite
  topaz
 

brown

  diamond 

  smoky quartz 

  topaz