There are a great many beautiful colored gemstones that are not terribly expensive but deserve a position of prominence in jewelry.
Why aren’t they frequently used? Because customers don’t ask about them because jewelers don’t promote them because customers don’t ask about them.
Ammo lite
Very colorful in the way bright opal shows off its fire and they are found in Alberta.
Fire Opal
Very colorful in the way bright opal shows off its fire and they are found in Alberta.
Ammo lite
Bright orange from Mexico.
Peri dot
Yellow Green, often from Arizona.
Spinel
Red similar to ruby and blue similar to sapphire.
Iolite
Strong Violet.
Oregon Sun Stone
Orange or red, both with bright sparkling aventurescence.
Garnet
So much more than dull, dark red, varieties of blue-green to yellow-green and red-orange to yellow-orange, all strong bright colors.
Moon Stone
Usually cut as oval cabochons to enhance the effect of adularescence, a patch of blue light flowing over its surface as the stone moves.
Tourmaline
Rich colors in pink, yellow, red, blue or green.
