Large red gems such as the black princes ruby and the timur ruby in the crown jewels of england have proven to be fine large red spinels ruby spinel. Today mineralogists and gemologists describe stones in technical terms including their chemical composition mohs hardness and crystal structure. Some people would want to choose gemstones by sounds of the names. Some important gemstones are not here yet. Gemstone name list is really fun for gemstone lovers.
Almandine garnet pyrope amber. All other quality stones are called semiprecious even though they may not be any less valuable or beautiful. The numbers of names will differ in each alphabet. The only precious gemstones are diamond ruby sapphire and emerald. We are constantly working on expanding this list.
The black prince s ruby actually a spinel mounted on the imperial state crown the samarian spinel the world s largest spinel the timur ruby believed to be a ruby until 1851 hence its name. Gemstone names with pictures click on any gem to get detailed information prices photos and videos. The black prince s ruby actually a spinel mounted on the imperial state crown the samarian spinel the world s largest spinel the timur ruby believed to be a ruby until 1851 hence its name. Almandine garnet pyrope amber. Large red gems such as the black princes ruby and the timur ruby in the crown jewels of england have proven to be fine large red spinels ruby spinel.
