7 Best Of Blue Gemstones You Need To See
Agate
Agate, a banded form of the mineral chalcedony, comes in a variety of a variety of vivid colors, including the full spectrum of blue. These colors can be either natural or enhanced with dyes. Because of the potential variation in banding and color, agate has some of the widest variation from one stone to another seen in any mineral. You could purchase ten pieces of agate, and they could all look completely different from one another.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine prices can vary widely depending on the size and quality of the stone. As with most blue gemstones, stones that are a darker, more vivid blue are generally more expensive (and rarer) than light blue stones.
Azurite
Azurite is known for its deep blue, azure color. As opposed to many other blue gemstones, azurite rarely needs to undergo treatment to enhance its color. Due to its vivid color, azurite has been used as a pigment for hundreds of years.
Benitoite
Benitoite is one of the world’s rarest gemstones, found in just one place in the world. Benitoite has one of the highest dispersion ratings of all gemstones, including diamond. Dispersion rating measures the ability to take white light and disperse it to other colors of the spectrum. This gives benitoite its characteristic brilliance and fire.
Blue Diamond
Diamond is most famous as a colorless stone, but blue diamonds can be created by treating clear diamonds. Also, deposits of naturally blue diamonds have been found, but they are very rare. Blue diamonds often have a light blue color, often with a greenish tint.
Lapis Lazuli
In contrast to the other gemstones on this list, lapis lazuli is not a mineral. Instead, it’s a rock composed of multiple minerals including lazurite, calcite, and sparkling pyrite flecks. Since antiquity, lapis lazuli has been used for jewelry and as a dye. On the famous funeral mask of Tutankhamun, the eyebrows were made of lapis lazuli.
Sapphire
Sapphire is the world’s most popular blue gemstone, beloved for its deep blue color and resistance to damage. They are also one of the moore expensive gemstones on this list. Sapphires with a more vivid, saturated blue color are more expensive than paler stones, and heat treatment is sometimes used to enhance the color of a sapphire.
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