STONE:
Green
stones:
Alexandrite
..............................................................
Aquamarine
.............................................................
Aventurine
Quartz.....................................................
Chrome
Chalcedony.................................................
Chrysoprase
............................................................
Demantoid
Garnet
...................................................
Emerald
*.................................................................
*(some
Emeralds from South Africa and India may not show a Red
hue, but remain
Greenish)
Enstatite....................................................................
Fluorite.....................................................................
Glass
(pastes)
...........................................................
Hiddenite
...................................................................
Jadeite
......................................................................
Peridot
......................................................................
Sapphire
...................................................................
Soude’
emerald*......................................................
*(the
old type soude’ emerald may show Red)
Stained
Bowenite
......................................................
Stained
Chalcedony
..................................................
Stained
Jadeite
..........................................................
Synthetic
Corundum (Alexandrite color)
....................
Synthetic Emerald (most)
...........................................
Synthetic
Sapphire
.....................................................
Synthetic
Spinel
*.......................................................
*(some
old types may show Green)
Tourmaline
*..............................................................
*(Certain
anomalous green tourmalines have been found to show Red
– which would indicate chrome tourmaline)
Tsavorite
garnet.........................................................
Uvarovite garnet
........................................................
Zircon........................................................................
Red
stones:
Garnets Dark Red(no
fluorescence)............................
Garnet-topped
doublets (no fluorescence)..................
Glass
(paste) (no
fluorescence)...................................
Ruby
(natural and synthetic)Strong
fluorescence..........
Spinel Fluorescent
.....................................................
Spinel
(synthetic) *Fluorescent
.................................
*(The pink
synthetic spinel does not show a red color through the
filter)
Blue
stones:
Aquamarine...............................................................
Garnet-topped
doublets..............................................
Glass
(pastes) Dark Blue
...........................................
Glass
(pastes) Light Blue
..........................................
Lapis
Lazuli
.............................................................
Sapphire
Blackish-*..................................................
*(The
Blue sapphire which shows a Purple color under
artificial light, usually shows Red under the
filter)
Sodalite
....................................................................
Spinel
........................................................................
Spinel
(natural) colored by
cobalt...............................
“Swiss lapis”
Greenish-Blue........................................
Synthetic
Sapphire
*..................................................
*(The
natural and synthetic sapphire are indistinguishable
under the color filter)
Synthetic Spinel Dark
Blue.....................................
Synthetic
Spinel Light Blue
........................................
Synthetic
Spinel “Zircon” color
..................................
Synthetic Spinel
“Lapis lazuli” color
..........................
Zircon
.......................................................................
Purple
stones:
Amethyst
..................................................................
Violet
Sapphire
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REACTION:
Red
Distinctly
Green
Reddish
Red
Green
Reddish
Pink to
Red
Green
Reddish
Green
Slight
Pink
Green
Green: Aqua Blue
Green
Green
Red
Red
Red
Red
Strong
Red
Red
Red
Green
Red
Pink
Reddish
Red
Dark Red
Dark Red
Red
Red
Red
Distinctive Green
Greenish-Blue
Red
Greenish
Weak Brownish Red
Green
Slightly Brownish
Reddish
Red
Greenish-Blue
Dark
Greenish-Blue
Red
Orange
Orange to
Red
Bright
Red
Greenish
Reddish
Bright
Red
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