Jewellery Beads - Semi-Precious Stone Colours

We have made a guide to the colours of the most popular semi-precious stones. Many are available in a wider range than shown, but we have limited the chart to the most typical.

Stone Colours Comments
Agate - Blue Lace    
Agate - Pink    
Agate - Red    
Agate - Botswana        
Agate - Black    
Amazonite    
Amber    
Amethyst    
Aquamarine      
Aragonite    
Aventurine    
Carnelian    
Citrine    
Coral - White    
Coral - Peach    
Coral - Red    
Fluorite - Rainbow       Some or all colours may be present in each stone
Garnet    
Goldstone - Blue   Also available in other colours
Hematite   Metallic
Iolite    
Jade   Also available in many other colours
Jasper - Dalmation     Speckled
Jasper - Ocean       Usually all colours in each stone
Labradorite    
Lapis    
Leopardskin       Usually many colours in each stone
Malachite    
Mookite       Usually separate colours in each stone
Moonstone    
Mother of Pearl    
Onyx - Black   May have stripes or flashes of white.
Peridot    
Peruvian Opal   Colour often varies between stones
Rock Crystal   Translucent to crystal clear
Rose Quartz    
Rhodonite   May have flecks of black
Smoky Quartz    
Sodalite   Usually has flecks of white
Sugalite   Colour tens to vary between stones
Tigers Eye   With bands of black
Tourmaline       Usually separate colours in each stone
Turquoise        

 

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