Commercial Names and Real Names of Gemstones

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Namaskaar AllSince the topic of Gemstones is going on - here is a small collected list of Commercial names vs the Real names of Gemstones:Commercial Name................... Mineral Name

 

Accabar ........................ Black CoralAchirite ....................... DioptaseAfrican jade ................... Green grossular garnetAlmandine spinel ............... Natural purple spinel

Amazon jade .................... Green microcline feldsparArkansas diamond ............... Rock crystalAtlas pearls ................... beads of white satin sparAztec stone .................... smithsonite

Beccarite ...................... green zirconBishop stone ................... amethystBlack amber .................... jet/ anthraciteBlack Jack ..................... Sphalerite

Canary stone ................... yellow carnelianCanary diamond ................. yellow diamondCape chrysolite .................prehniteCape emerald ....................prehnite

Cape ruby ...................... pyrope garnetCeruline ....................... Calcite w/malachite/azuriteCinnamon stone ................. hessonite garnetColorado ruby .................. pyrope garnet

Coral agate .................... agate pseudomorphousCraquelees ..................... cracked rock crystalCross stone .................... staurolit twin crystalsCymophane ...................... chrysoberyl cat's eye

Danburite ...................... used to describe synth red corundumDaourite ....................... red tourmaline Disthene ....................... kyaniteDitroite ....................... sodalite

Dust pearls .................... seed pearlsEdinite ........................ praseEgeran ......................... idocraseEnhydrus ....................... chalcedony w/water inclusions

Eye stone ...................... thomsoniteFeather gypsum ................. satin sparFlame spinel ................... nat.orange spinel Flash opal ..................... opal w/one color flash

Giogetto ....................... black pearlGirasol ........................ fire opalGoldfluss ...................... aventurine glassGold opal ...................... fire opal

Green starstone ................ chlorastroliteGreenstone ..................... nephrite/chlorastroliteHawaiite ....................... peridot from HawaiiHeliocite ...................... aventurine feldspar

Iceland agate .................. obsidian from IcelandImperial jade .................. jade from BurmaInca stone ..................... pyriteIndian jade .................... green aventurine quartz

Indian topaz ................... yellow sapphireJacinth ........................ red zircon & hessonite garnetJet ............................ black ligniteJet stone ...................... black tourmaline / schorl

Kidney stone ................... nephriteKorea jade ..................... almandine garnetLynx eye ....................... labradorite w/green rayLynx sapphire .................. iolite

Maiden pearl ................... untouched pearl in shellMalacon ........................ brownish zirconManchurian jade ................ soapstone, talcMaori stone .................... nephrite

Mexican onyx ................... stalagmitic calcite (cave)Montana jet .................... obsidianMontana ruby ................... red garnetNassau pearl ................... pink conch pearl

New Zealand greenstone ......... nephriteOriental alabaster ............. stalagmitic calciteOriental amethyst .............. violet sapphireOriental cat's eye ............. chrysoberyl catseye

Oriental topaz ................. yellow sapphireOriental emerald ............... green sapphireOx eye ......................... labradorite feldsparParis pearls ................... immitation pearls

Paste .......................... glass immitationPigeon blood agate ............. carnelianPink ice ....................... pink cubic zirconiaPipe stone ..................... red siliceous clay

Prase opal ..................... stained green opalRainbow agate .................. iridescent agateRed sea pearls ................. coral beadsRiver agate .................... water worn agate pebbles

River pearl .................... fresh water pearlsRose kunzite ................... syn. pink sapphire or spinelRubicelle ...................... orange-red spinelRubolite ....................... red common opal

Ruby balas, ruby spinel ........ red spinelSchmelye ....................... glassSchnide ........................ blue glassy ordinary opalShell marble ................... lumachella

Starlite ....................... blue zirconStar topaz ..................... yellow star sapphireTrainite ....................... banded varisciteTransvaal jade ................. green grossularite

Vesuvian garnet ................ leuciteVienna turquoise ............... imitation turquoiseVolcanic glass ................. obsidianWild pearl ..................... natural pearl

Yu ............................. jadeZunite ......................... Arizona jasperZebra stone .................... layered jasperI hope Sri Swee and others would find this useful in identifying the real name.

Thanks and RegardsBharat