Clothes and Fashion - Gemstones
Here you will learn the name of different types of gemstones in English, such as "emerald", "opal" and "coral".
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a hard, yellow-to-brown translucent fossil resin, often used in jewelry
a clear semi-precious gemstone that is a crystallized quartz, with a violet to purple range of color
a clear semi-precious gemstone consisting beryllium, with a light blue to green range of color
a hard, often pink or red substance produced by marine invertebrates, used in jewelry and ornaments
a transparent green beryl valued as a gemstone
a precious or semi-precious piece of stone cut and polished to make items of jewelry
a semi-precious gemstone that takes a high polish and is green, consisting of jadeite or nephrite
an artificial stone made of crystal glass or acrylic to look like diamond, used on clothes and in making cheap jewelry
a semi-precious gemstone that is softer than quartz and its white color shifts under the light, used in jewelry making
a hard shiny piece of mass that is shaped like a ball inside the shell of an oyster and is a highly valuable gem
a blue-to-green mineral made of copper aluminum phosphate, often used as a gemstone
a precious red gemstone, a variety of corundum, ranging from crimson to pink
a clear and precious gemstone consisting corundum that is usually blue but comes in many other colors except red
a rock that can be cut, polished, and used in jewelry
a rock or mineral formed by the solidification of a substance, with regularly repeating internal structure and often distinct external faces
a small piece of jewelry with a short metal post that is pierced into a part of the body
a piece of jewelry, decorated by gemstones, resembling a small crown worn on the front of the head by women
a precious gemstone, particularly a diamond, that is cut with numerous facets to reflect light and create a dazzling appearance
a gemstone that typically ranges in color from yellow-green to olive-green and is composed of the mineral olivine
a type of feldspar mineral that exhibits a unique adularescence effect, giving it a distinct glow or shimmer that appears to move across the surface of the stone
a type of chalcedony mineral characterized by its banded patterns and a hardness of 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale
a silicate mineral that is valued as a gemstone, typically yellow to yellow-brown in color but can also be blue, green, pink, or clear
a mineral gemstone that typically exhibits shades of red, but can also appear in other colors such as green, orange, and brown
a mineral that typically occurs in various colors and is used as a gemstone in jewelry
a rectangular-cut gemstone, usually a diamond, with step-like facets along the top and sides
