Green Gemstones – How Many Of Them Do You Know?

Green’s your favourite colour? And, you’re planning to incorporate this colour of nature and freshness into your next jewellery set? That’s a beautiful choice but do you know about the myriad of options in green gemstones? What kind of green do you want – emerald, lime, olive, pear, fern or any other? There are these and many other tones available to choose from, for that “green” gemstone you’re looking to embed into your jewellery pieces!

While there are so many options to choose from, in this blog, we’ll highlight some of the finest ones from the entire world of green gemstones, to make life easy for you.

Emerald

Emerald is the most popular green stone, you’ll see embedded into rings, pendants, and earrings. It has a rich intense colour with a faint bluish cast. Seen to be worn by queens throughout history, and then by celebrities, from Cleopatra to Elizabeth Taylor, we can see how the gorgeous emerald enthrals everyone with its mysterious beauty.

Green Sapphire

Sapphire is blue, you’d say. True, the term sapphire has become synonymous with a deeply saturated royal blue. But, there are also other colours of sapphire, green being one of them. Because it is so rare, it is an admired gemstone by those who’re looking for something different & unique. It is not only loved for its uniqueness, but also its properties of durability and tranquillity.

Peridot

This amazing gemstone is formed in volcanoes! During eruptions, some volcanoes eject peridots into the sky, which are then collected by gem miners from the ground nearby. This gemstone is available in a range of greens like brown-green, yellowish-green, and pure green, with yellowish-green being the most common.

Green Zircon

Not to be confused with Cubic Zirconia, the Green Zircon is a fantastic natural rare gemstone. Most common in olive shades, it can also be seen (rarely) in brighter green colours. Their natural appearance is dark and cloudy, which is why the stone is routinely heated to reduce the brownish components and improve its clarity. The stone is hard to resist scratches, but may have the edges chip easily.

Tsavorite

The most expensive type of garnet, the Tsavorite is a striking green hue with a high level of brilliance. Its remarkable vivid green appearance, combined with high durability, has made this immensely rare stone a popular one among jewellery lovers.

Jade

Jade actually comprises of two different categories – Jadeite and Nephrite. Jadiete is the rarer one and more precious. However, today the word jade is used as a generic name for both the categories. Jade is found in a variety of colours including green. It is a translucent stone, having a waxy lustre. Its toughness and interesting visual texture is what gives carvers a way to create imaginative and intriguing effects in the stone.

This is a very tiny list of the green gemstones you can fit into your jewellery design. Depending upon your choice of colour and brilliance, you can choose one of the above, or an entirely different gemstone. The choice is yours to make. However, whenever you decide on buying one, make sure that you’re purchasing your gemstone jewellery just right! While buying gemstone jewellery, you’ll be paying a high price, and you can't afford buying a lower quality or counterfeit gemstone. This is why you should always buy from a reputed and trusted online jewellery store, like Aura Jewels, where you’ll have a certificate of authenticity for every jewellery piece you buy. Every jewellery piece here is certified for authenticity by third-party international laboratories like BIS, IGI, GIA, and SDI. You can thus sit back and relax when you buy here, from the amazing collection of green gemstone designs, each with its unique pattern and size, available in a variety of pendants, rings, earrings, and more. And, if you can't find a piece you like, you could always have one especially made for you, using your preferred gemstone, metal, and design!