{"id":697,"date":"2009-06-30T14:02:18","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T20:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/?p=697"},"modified":"2010-05-09T18:49:09","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T00:49:09","slug":"gemstone-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handmadebeadedjewelry.org\/blog\/gemstone-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemstone Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><font size=\"4\"><strong>Gemstone Families with Named Varieties<\/strong><\/font><\/p> <p>Many beads are made from gemstone material. This section of Learn About Beads   includes a detailed <strong><a href=\"\/blog\/gemstone-list-info\/#ac\" title=\"complete gemstone list\">list of gemstones<\/a> <\/strong>with meaning of gemstones   names, chemical composition, color, hardness, specific gravity, mining, and   historical information.<\/p> <p>To find information about other beads and jewelry visit our home page <br \/>  <a title=\"Handmade Beaded Jewelry-home\" href=\"\/\">Handmade Beaded Jewelry .org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p> <p><font size=\"3\"><strong>Gemstone Families<\/strong><\/font><\/p> <p>Some gemstones are known by more than one name. In some cases, sellers have   given descriptive names for marketing. Trade names may include the name of another   gemstone. This practice causes confusion.<\/p> <p>A number of well known gemstones are named variations of the same basic gemstone.They   are usually different colors. More confusion. This <strong>gemstone chart<\/strong>   may help in understanding the relationships of the gemstones in the list. The   group names are the actual basic gemstone names.<\/p> <ul> <li>Corundum group <ul> <li> Ruby<\/li> <li> Sapphire <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Beryl group <ul> <li> Emerald<\/li> <li> Aquamarine<\/li><\/ul> <ul> <li> precious Beryl<\/li> <li>Morganite<\/li> <li>Heliodor <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Garnet group <ul> <li> Pyrope<\/li> <ul> <li>Rhodolite<\/li><\/ul><\/ul> <ul> <li> Almandine<\/li> <li> Spessartine<\/li> <li> Grossular<\/li> <ul> <li> Hessonite<\/li> <li> Tsavolite or Tsavorite<\/li><\/ul> <li> Andradite<\/li> <ul> <li> Demantoid<\/li><\/ul> <li> Uvarovite <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Tourmaline group <ul> <li> Tourmaline<\/li> <li> Indicolite<\/li> <li> Rubellite <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Spodumene group <ul> <li> Kunzite <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Quartz group <ul> <li> Cryptocrystalline or Chalcedony<\/li> <ul> <li> Agate, many varieties<\/li> <li> Fossilized wood<\/li> <li> Chalcedony<\/li> <li> Chrysoprase<\/li> <li> Heliotrope or Bloodstone<\/li> <li> Jasper, many varieties<\/li> <li> Carnelian<\/li> <li> Onyx<\/li> <li> Sard<\/li><\/ul> <li> Macrocrystalline or Crystalline<\/li> <ul> <li> Amethyst<\/li> <li> Quartz<\/li> <li> Aventurine<\/li> <li> Rock crystal<\/li> <li> Blue quartz<\/li> <li> Citrine<\/li> <li> Hawk&#8217;s eye<\/li> <li> Prase<\/li> <li> Prasiolite<\/li> <li> Cat&#8217;s Eye quartz<\/li> <li> Smoky quartz<\/li> <li> Rose quartz<\/li> <li> Tiger&#8217;s Eye<\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/li> <li>Opal group <ul> <li> Opalescent opal or Precious opal<\/li> <ul> <li> White<\/li> <li> Black<\/li> <li> Boulder<\/li><\/ul> <li> Fire opal or Mexican opal<\/li> <li> Common opal <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Jade group <ul> <li> Jadeite<\/li> <li> Nephrite <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Zoisite group <ul> <li> Tanzanite<\/li> <li> Analite <\/li><\/ul><\/li> <li>Feldspar group <ul> <li> Potassium<\/li> <ul> <li> Moonstone<\/li> <li> Orthoclase<\/li> <li> Amazonite<\/li><\/ul> <li> Plagioclase<\/li> <ul> <li> Labradorite<\/li> <li> Aventurine feldspar or Sunstone<\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/li> <li>Organic Gemstones <ul> <li> Coral<\/li> <li> Jet<\/li> <li> Ivory<\/li> <li> Amber<\/li> <li> Pearl<\/li> <ul> <li> Natural or Genuine<\/li> <li> Cultured<\/li> <ul> <li> Sea water<\/li> <li> Freshwater<\/li><\/ul> <li> Mother of pearl<\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/li><\/ul> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px 0px 5px 30px\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Site-cartoon106-4-3.gif\" alt=\"coquette with bookmark\" title=\"coquette with bookmark\" height=\"141\" width=\"300\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gemstone Families with Named Varieties Many beads are made from gemstone material. 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