So whether you're in need of a diamond substitute, or just any variety of white or colorless gemstone for use as melee or accents to bring out the color of an existing center gemstone, there are a range of white gemstone options to choose from, some more durable than others. When diamonds aren't practical jewelers turn to white sapphire, quartz and topaz (among others). Of course, colored stones are prized mostly for their attractive colors, there will always be a need for white gems and diamond alternatives. If you're thinking about purchasing white gemstones (colorless gems), there are several excellent gem types to choose from. (2015).Actinolite Cat's Eye 62 Agate 649 Agate Geode 21 Almandine Garnet 40 Amazonite 214 Amethyst 3,070 Amethyst Geode Slice 87 Ametrine 240 Ammolite 469 Andalusite 207 Andesine Labradorite 153 Apatite 593 Aquamarine 137 Aventurine 145 Azotic Topaz 17 Azurite 26 Black Opal 206 Bloodstone 182 Boulder Opal 234 Carnelian 114 Cat's Eye Apatite 40 Cat's Eye Aquamarine 19 Cat's Eye Gemstones 1,178 Cat's Eye Moonstone 87 Cat's Eye Opal 181 Cat's Eye Scapolite 107 Chalcedony 145 Charoite 137 Chocolate Opal 78 Chrome Diopside 24 Chrysoberyl 113 Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye 182 Chrysocolla 77 Chrysoprase 46 Citrine 4,137 Color Change Gemstones 867 Color-Change Diaspore 741 Color-Change Fluorite 61 Color-Change Garnet 65 Coral 299 Demantoid Garnet 255 Dendritic Agate 95 Diamond 639 Druzy Amethyst 6 Druzy Azurite 26 Druzy Citrine 56 Druzy Variscite 134 Emerald 935 Enstatite 5 Fire Agate 353 Fire Opal 193 Fluorite 203 Fossil Coral 334 Garnet 5,852 Golden Beryl 203 Grandidierite 196 Grossularite Garnet 52 Hawk's Eye 1 Hematite 385 Hemimorphite 49 Hemimorphite Druzy 49 Hessonite Garnet 2,119 Howlite 148 Idocrase 28 Imperial Topaz 12 Iolite 197 Jade Gemstones 341 Jadeite 341 Jasper 1,338 Kornerupine 252 Kunzite 344 Kyanite 639 Labradorite 546 Lapis Lazuli 132 Larimar 175 Lepidolite 30 Malachite 193 Malaya Garnet 167 Mali Garnet 13 Maw-Sit-Sit 136 Moonstone 785 Morganite 873 Moss Agate 78 Mother Of Pearl 106 Mystic Quartz 149 Mystic Topaz 64 Nuummite 130 Obsidian 258 Onyx 325 Opal 1,074 Opal Doublet 6 Opal In Matrix 21 Peanut Wood 24 Pearl 22 Peridot 1,342 Pietersite 612 Prehnite 854 Psilomelane Dendrite 26 Pyrite 17 Pyrope Garnet 1,860 Quartz 1,353 Quartz Cat's Eye 87 Quartz With Hedenbergite 10 Quartz With Marcasite 195 Rainbow Moonstone 594 Rainbow Pyrite 197 Rhodochrosite 161 Rhodolite Garnet 518 Rhodonite 41 Rose Quartz 784 Rubellite Tourmaline 17 Ruby 1,107 Ruby In Fuchsite 97 Ruby-Zoisite 221 Rutile Quartz 589 Sapphire 7,207 Scapolite 107 Scolecite 37 Seraphinite 62 Serpentine 82 Sillimanite 78 Sillimanite Cat's Eye 413 Smithsonite 1 Smoky Quartz 1,100 Snowflake Obsidian 39 Sodalite 37 Spectrolite 159 Spessartite Garnet 359 Sphalerite 184 Sphene 434 Spinel 933 Star Diopside 16 Star Garnet 62 Star Gemstones 902 Star Moonstone 103 Star Rose Quartz 20 Star Ruby 184 Star Sapphire 508 Star Sunstone 9 Strawberry Quartz 917 Sunstone 506 Tanzanite 698 Tiger's Eye 866 Tiger's Eye Matrix 120 Topaz 4,478 Tourmaline 2,028 Tsavorite Garnet 273 Turquoise 126 Uvarovite Garnet Drusy 69 Variscite 11 Zircon 2,138 Private collection Reference: Pezzotta et al. It is my pleasure to share with you one of my favorite pieces ever found there… It’s definitely in my top 3! Some of you will be familiar with it - it’s the famous ‘Green Steel’!!! With perfect balance and composition, rich color, transparency and luster makes this prize a true 11, or as some would say, a white elephant❤️□□! Hope you enjoy, please feel free to comment below! - Elbaite, 15.2 cm From the Green Steel-Grandon Pocket, Pederneira mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. I’ve been blessed to have seen most of the pieces that came out of the mine and have sold hundreds, including 60 of the finest specimens that were published in the special Pederneira issue of the. I’ve been collecting minerals since I was 3 years old, but when It came time to assemble a serious collection it had to be all about tourmaline! The Pederneira Mine was the inspiration for that collection❤️.
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