Gemstone List H to K
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HEMATITE Name from the Greek word heima meaning blood Fe2O3 hardness 6 1/2 specific gravity 5.2 Color: gray to black, can show blood red when cut into thin slices. Mined in USA near Lake Superior, Canada, Brazil, Venezuela, England, Switzerland, Brazil, Germany, Elba Hematine is reconstituted hematite. Ancient Lore: |
HEMIMORPHITE Name from Greek hemi meaning half and morphe meaning form. Refers to the crystal formation. Zn4Si2O7(OH)2.H2O hardness 5 specific gravity 3.4-3.5 Color: blue, green, colorless, often blue-white banded or mixed with dark matrix. Formerly called calamine in the USA Mined in Algeria, Australia, Italy, Mexico, Namibia, Austria, USA |
HOWLITE Named in 1868 for Henry Howe who discovered it. C2B5SiO9(OH)5 hardness 3 1/2 specific gravity 2.58 Color: chalky white, often with black or brown veins Very porous, often dyed to imitate other gemstones. Mined in California, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Turkey |
IOLITE Name from the Greek word ios meaning violet and lithos meaning stone Also called Cordierite Mg2Al4Si5O18 hardness 7 specific gravity 2.63 Color: violet blue, can look colorless from another direction Mined in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Madagascar, India, Namibia, Tanzania, Germany, Norway, Finland |
JADE Name from Spanish piedra de ijada meaning loin stone 2 varieties: Nephrite and Jadeite Do you want JADE JEWELRY? Click here JADEITE Color: The best is called imperial jade and is green from chromium. Pure is white. Other impurities cause lilac, pink, brown, red, blue, black, orange, yellow Mined in Myanmar, Guatemala, Japan, California Ancient Lore: Jadeite had great value for the Indians of Mexico, Central, and South America. It was ground into powder and mixed with herbs for healing. Could cure fevers and fractured skulls. Could resurrect a dying person. NEPHRITE Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si3O22(OH)2 hardness 6 1/2 specific gravity 2.96 Color: dark green from iron to cream color from magnesium. Can be a single color, blotchy or banded, other colors. Mined in Alaska, Canada, New Zealand, Myanmar, Siberia, Russia, China, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Italy, USA Ancient lore: There were many Chinese beliefs. In the structure of Chinese feudal society, stones were assigned to the different classes of nobility. Healing: If a piece of jade was handled, its virtue was absorbed into the body. It could strengthen the heart, lungs, vocal organs, and muscles. Purified blood and hardened the bones. Calmed the mind. |
JASPER Name from the Greek word iaspis, meaning spotted stone SiO2 hardness 7 specific gravity 2.61 Colors: reds from hematite, white or gray from clay, brown or yellow from goethite, greens, and mixtures Mined in USA, Russia, France, Germany Many names have been given to describe the colors or patterns in the stones. Suppliers sometimes give their own names. The same stone may be found with different names, or the same name for different stones. Variety names include: apple, autumn, black, brecciated(same colors as poppy), conglomerate, chocolate, dalmation, fancy (assorted single color), flower, golden wooden, golden horse, gray, rainbow, green sediment, green water, imperial (assorted colors), Kambaba, leopardskin, lepidolite(similar to the lepidolite gemstone), lilac, Mongolian, Ocean, Peridot(similar to the gemstone), picasso, picture, pink, poppy( dark colors), purple, rainbow, red, red bend, red flake, red silver leaf, red zebra, sesame( 2 varieties), silver leaf( grays, black, brown, white), spicy, star (also chrysanthemum), tiger skin, turtle, white, wild horse, wood, yellow, zebra. Ancient lore: Jasper has been used for jewelry since Paleolithic times. Colors were important for the healing power of stones. Jasper has so many colors that it was very valuable. |
JET Name is from the name of a town, Gagates, or the Gagae river in Asia Minor. Organic, fossilized wood, a form of brown coal. Carbon hardness 2 1/2 specific gravety 1.33 Color: dark brown to black Mined in England, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, India, Turkey, Russia, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah Ancient Lore: Carved ornaments were found in prehistoric caves. |
KUNZITE Named for G. F. Kunz who described it in 1902. variety of Spodumene LiAlSi2O6 hardness 6 1/2 -7 specific gravity 3.0-3.02 Color: pink or lilac from manganese Mined in Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, California |
KYANITE Formerly named disthene Al2SiO5 hardness 5,7(varies with direction) specific gravity 3.68 Color: blue, white, gray, green, uneven color with darker at center Mined in Myanmar, Brazil, Kenya, European Alps, India, Australia, USA |
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