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Zircon
It is hard to understand why zircon is not more popular with jewelry makers. Its hardness and fracture are no worse

Iolite (cordierite or dichroite)
What most people don't realize is that top-quality iolite rivals the best tanzanite in both colour and saturation. If

Emerald
The chromium and vanadium present in emerald produce its vibrant colour, which is stable against light and heat and so

Malachite
Malachite was so popular in the 19th century that the Russian royal family panelled whole rooms with it, and the

Amazonite (microcline)
Amazonite is an attractive opaque stone that, due to the presence of lead, is either striped blue and white or a solid

Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuli translates from the Arabic as "heaven (or sky) stone" - it was clearly held in high regard in ancient

Sphene
Sphene is highly regarded as a gemstone by collectors, but scarcity has kept it out of the commercial market until now.