List of Precious and Semi Precious Gemstones

If you are new to gemstones, or just curious about all the different varieties available, this photographic index shows the astonishing diversity and striking beauty to be found in the gemstone world.

If you want a fine piece of jewelry, start with a fine colored gemstone from AJS Gems.

Click on any gem photo to view the gems in that type.

For large gemstone photos, visit our Gemstone Photo Gallery

Sapphire

 

Blue Sapphire Pink Sapphire Yellow Sapphire Padparadscha Sapphire

Blue
Sapphire

Pink
Sapphire

Yellow
Sapphire

Padparadscha
Sapphire

Color Change Sapphire Blue Star Sapphire Honey Color Sapphire Green Sapphire

Color Change
Sapphire
 

Blue Star
Sapphire

Honey Color
Sapphire

Green
Sapphire

Multi-Color Sapphire Orange Sapphire Black Star Sapphire Blue/Green Sapphire

Multi-Color
Sapphire

Orange
Sapphire

Black Star
Sapphire

Green Blue
Sapphire

Cabochon Sapphire      

Cabochon
Sapphire
 

     
       
Ruby
Burma Ruby 1.47 ct Mozambique Ruby 2.06 cts Cabochon Ruby Star Ruby

Burma
Ruby

 

Mozambique
Ruby

 

Cabochon
Ruby

 

Star
Ruby

 

       
Tourmaline
Green Tourmaline Pink Tourmaline Blue Tourmaline Blue/Green Tourmaline

Green
Tourmaline

 

Pink
Tourmaline

 

Blue
Tourmaline

 

Blue/Green
Tourmaline

 

Yellow Tourmaline Chrome Tourmaline Bi-Color Tourmaline Fancy Tourmaline

Yellow
Tourmaline

 

Chrome
Tourmaline

 

Bi-Color
Tourmaline

 

Fancy Color
Tourmaline

 

Rubellite Tourmaline Cat's Eye Tourmaline  Paraiba Tourmaline  

Rubellite
Tourmaline

 

Cat's Eye
Tourmaline

 

Paraiba
Tourmaline 

 

 
       
Garnet
Rhodolite Garnet Mandarin Garnet (Spessartite) Tsavorite Garnet Uvarovite Garnet

Rhodolite Garnet

 

Spessartite
Garnet

 

Tsavorite
Garnet

 

Uvarovite
Garnet

 

Color Change  Garnet Demantoid Garnet Grossular Garnet Mali Garnet

Color Change
Garnet

 

Demantoid
Garnet

 

Grossular
Garnet

 

Mali
Garnet

 

       
Zircon
Blue Zircon Green Zircon Honey Zircon White Zircon

Blue
Zircon

 

Green
Zircon

 

Honey
Zircon

 

White
Zircon

 

Red Zircon      

Red
Zircon

 

     
       
Beryl
Aquamarine Golden Beryl Goshenite Beryl Green Beryl

Aquamarine

 

Yellow
Beryl

 

Goshenite
Beryl

 

Green
Beryl

 

Morganite      

 Morganite

 

     
Chrysoberyl
Alexandrite Cat's Eye Alexandrite Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl

Alexandrite

 

Cat's Eye
Alexandrite

 

Chrysoberyl

 

Cat's Eye
Chrysoberyl

 

Vanadium Chrysoberyl      

Vanadium
Chrysoberyl

 

     
       
Quartz
Amethyst Citrine Cat's Eye Citrine Ametrine 

Amethyst

 

Citrine

 

Cat's Eye
Citrine

 

Ametrine

 

Green Quartz  Fine Chalcedony  Natural Gem Silica Natural Chrysoprase 

Green
Quartz

 

Chalcedony

 

Gem Silica

 

Chrysoprase
 

       
Opal
Opal Opalite Cat's Eye  Mexican Opal  

Australian and
Ethiopian Opal

 

Opalite
Cat's Eye

 

Mexican
Fire Opal

 

 
       
Topaz Apatite
Imperial Topaz Blue Topaz Blue Apatite Cat's Eye Apatite

Imperial
Topaz

 

Blue
Topaz

 

Blue
Apatite

Cat's Eye
Apatite 

 
Fluorite   
 Green Fluorite  Yellow Fluorite  Fine Color Change Fluorite Fluorite 

Green
Fluorite

 

Yellow
Fluorite

 

Color Change
Fluorite

 

 Multi-Color
Fluorite

 

       
Other Gemstones
Peridot Tanzanite Jade Fine Spinel

Peridot

 

Tanzanite

 

Jadeite
Jade

 

Spinel

 

Natural Diamond Sphene Chrome Sphene Moonstone

 Diamond

 

 Sphene

 

 Chrome
Sphene

 

 Moonstone

 

Amblygonite  Chrome Diopside  Astrophillite  Idocrase 

Amblygonite

 

Chrome
Diopside

 

Astrophylite

 

Idocrase

 

Oregon Sunstone Kunzite Eudialyte Labradorite

Oregon
Sunstone

 

Kunzite

 

Eudialyte

 

Labradorite

 

Petalite Scapolite  Pearl Rhodonite 

 Petalite

 

 Scapolite

 

 Pearl

 

 Rhodonite

Prehnite

 Fine Pezzottaite  Fine Danburite  Rare Jeremejevite

 Prehnite

 

Pezzottaite
 

 Danburite
 

 Jeremejevite
 
 


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