swap_horiz Kornerupine Alternatives

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Padparadscha Sapphire

A Padparadscha sapphire is a unique variety of corundum distinguished by its delicate pink-orange hue resembling a lotus...

Jewelry Rare Corundum Pink Orange

9.6 Brilliant

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Paraiba Tourmaline

Paraiba tourmaline is a rare variety of tourmaline distinguished by its intense neon blue to green coloration. This colo...

Jewelry Rare Brazilian Neon Blue

9.4 Excellent

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Serendibite

Serendibite is a borosilicate gemstone primarily found in Sri Lanka. Its notable characteristic is an intense dark blue...

Jewelry Borosilicate Sri Lanka Ultra Rare

9.4 Excellent

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Alexandrite

Alexandrite is a rare chrysoberyl gemstone notable for its intense color change. The stone shifts from green to red-purp...

Jewelry Rare Color Change Chrysoberyl

9.2 Excellent

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Demantoid Garnet

Demantoid garnet is a rare gemstone belonging to the andradite group. It’s notable for its exceptionally high dispersion...

Green Jewelry Rare High Dispersion

9.1 Excellent

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Conch Pearl

A conch pearl originates from the Queen conch mollusk found in the Caribbean Sea. These rare gemstones are notable for t...

Pink Organic Jewelry Rare

9.1 Excellent

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Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl

Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl is a rare gemstone exhibiting cymophane, producing a luminous effect when viewed in darkness. This...

Jewelry Rare Honey Chatoyancy

8.9 Great

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Grandidierite

Grandidierite is a borosilicate gemstone notable for its intense blue-green color and unique pleochroism – displaying di...

Jewelry Rare Borosilicate Madagascar

8.8 Great

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Color Change Sapphire

A color-change sapphire is a rare variety of corundum exhibiting a distinctive optical phenomenon. The gemstone’s hue sh...

Jewelry Rare Color Change Corundum

8.7 Great

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Color Change Garnet

Color change garnet is a rare variety of the garnet mineral group that exhibits a distinct alteration in hue when transi...

Jewelry Rare Color Change Garnet

8.5 Great

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Benitoite

Benitoite is a rare blue barium titanium cyclosilicate mineral that was first discovered in 1907 in San Benito County, C...

Blue Jewelry Rare Barium Titanium

8.5 Great

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Color Change Spinel

Color change spinel is a rare variety of the spinel gemstone that exhibits a distinct shift in its primary hue depending...

Jewelry Rare Color Change Alexandrite Effect

8.5 Great

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Orange Sapphire

Orange sapphire is a gem-quality variety of corundum whose color ranges from yellowish orange to reddish or pinkish oran...

Jewelry Rare Orange Vivid

8.3 Great

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Chrome Tourmaline

Chrome tourmaline is a rare variety of elbaite tourmaline that displays an intense, vivid green coloration due to the pr...

Jewelry Rare Chromium Tanzanian

8.2 Great

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Contra Luz Opal

Contra luz opal is a distinct variety of opal known for exhibiting play-of-color only when light is transmitted through...

Backlit Jewelry Rare Opal

8.2 Great

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Sphene

Sphene, formally known as titanite, is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral valued as a collector's gemstone. It is d...

Jewelry Rare Fire High Dispersion

7.8 Good

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Mali Garnet

Mali garnet is a natural garnet variety composed mainly of grossular and andradite components. Material from Mali became...

Jewelry Rare West Africa Yellow Green

7.6 Good

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Hiddenite

Hiddenite is a rare green gemstone variety of the mineral spodumene, recognized for its pale to deep emerald-like green...

North Carolina Green Jewelry Rare

7.5 Good

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Purple Sapphire

Purple sapphire is a colored variety of the mineral corundum, distinct from ruby by its specific hue. The gemstone achie...

Collector Jewelry Rare Purple

7.5 Good

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Malaia Garnet

Malaia garnet, also called Malaya garnet, is a garnet variety in the pyrope-spessartine compositional range. Its colors...

Jewelry Rare East Africa Orange Pink

7.3 Good