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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Clothes and Fashion
amber [noun]

a hard, yellow-to-brown translucent fossil resin, often used in jewelry

Ex: Artisans carved intricate designs into the amber pendant .
amethyst [noun]

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

coral [noun]

a hard, often pink or red substance produced by marine invertebrates, used in jewelry and ornaments

Ex: The auction included a rare piece of coral that had been passed down through noble families .
emerald [noun]

a transparent green beryl valued as a gemstone

Ex: Collectors prize Burmese emeralds for their rich color .
gem [noun]

a precious or semi-precious piece of stone cut and polished to make items of jewelry

Ex: The jeweler carefully polished the rare gem .
jade [noun]

a semi-precious gemstone that takes a high polish and is green, consisting of jadeite or nephrite

jewel [noun]

a precious or semi-precious piece of stone cut and polished to make items of jewelry

an artificial stone made of crystal glass or acrylic to look like diamond, used on clothes and in making cheap jewelry

opal [noun]

a semi-precious gemstone that is softer than quartz and its white color shifts under the light, used in jewelry making

pearl [noun]

a hard shiny piece of mass that is shaped like a ball inside the shell of an oyster and is a highly valuable gem

Ex:

a blue-to-green mineral made of copper aluminum phosphate, often used as a gemstone

Ex: Collectors prize turquoise from the southwestern United States .
ruby [noun]

a precious red gemstone, a variety of corundum, ranging from crimson to pink

Ex: He gifted her a necklace featuring a single ruby .
sapphire [noun]

a clear and precious gemstone consisting corundum that is usually blue but comes in many other colors except red

stone [noun]

a rock that can be cut, polished, and used in jewelry

Ex: She admired the color of the amethyst stone .
crystal [noun]

a rock or mineral formed by the solidification of a substance, with regularly repeating internal structure and often distinct external faces

Ex: Amethyst is a type of purple crystal used in jewelry .
stud [noun]

a small piece of jewelry with a short metal post that is pierced into a part of the body

Ex: The actress had a tiny silver stud in her upper lip , which became her signature look .
tiara [noun]

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

peridot [noun]

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

agate [noun]

a type of chalcedony mineral characterized by its banded patterns and a hardness of 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale

topaz [noun]

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

garnet [noun]

a mineral gemstone that typically exhibits shades of red, but can also appear in other colors such as green, orange, and brown

citrine [noun]

a yellow to brownish quartz that is used as a gemstone

a mineral that typically occurs in various colors and is used as a gemstone in jewelry

baguette [noun]

a rectangular-cut gemstone, usually a diamond, with step-like facets along the top and sides

Ex: Baguettes are often used as accents in luxury jewelry .
diamond [noun]

a very hard and clear crystal with no color, formed of pure carbon, used as a precious gemstone

onyx [noun]

a black or dark-colored variety of chalcedony, a type of cryptocrystalline quartz, often used as a gemstone or for decorative purposes