The name "semi-precious stones" was officially abolished by the International Jewellery Confederation in 1955.
Practical gemology and a large number of dealers currently use the name "other gemstones" for this category of stones .
Other gemstones (semi-precious and fancy stones)
- Jewellery (precious) stones refer to translucent and opaque minerals used in the manufacture of jewellery and art products.
- There are many of these minerals and their price is influenced by colour and fashion trends.
The main types are:
- quartz, garnet , turquoise, topaz, jade, tourmaline, zircon
List of semi-precious and decorative stones:
- agate, alabaster, almadin, amazonite, amberine,amethyst, aventurine, bonami, citrine, garnet (mineral), heliotrope, chalcedony, chrysoprase, jade, amber, jasper, calcite, carnelian, cat's eye, crystal, lazurite, malachite, morion, jade, nigrescite, onyx, opal, obsidian, orthoclase, desert rose, prasem, prasopal, rhodonite, rose quartz, sardonyx, hawk's eye, tourmaline, tiger's eye, turquoise, wolfskin, glowstone, zircon
