subject: The Magnificent Colors of Gemstones [print this page] The Magnificent Colors of Gemstones The Magnificent Colors of Gemstones
Gemstones exist in a wide range of colors. Gems are probably one of the most colorful materials available on earth. The really exist in all colors you can image: yellow, red, blue, purple, green, orange, etc. It is so common to associate gemstones with colors that some gems have lent their name to their colors. Emerald green, ruby red, turquoise, jade green, sapphire blue will sound familiar to most people.
Red: Red is the color of health, passion, sex strength, physical energy, courage and protection.
=> Ruby, Garnets, Tourmaline, Spinel, Alexandrite
Pink: Pink represents friendship, relaxation, love, compassion and relaxation. The color pink is symbolic of gentle emotions.
Orange: The color orange stands for energy and general attraction, promotes ideas and stimulates mental energy. It is energetic, warming, flamboyant, andenthusiastic.
=> Sapphire, Garnets, Mandarin Garnet, Citrine, Topaz, Fire Opal
Green: The color green represents prosperity, money, fertility, employment, healing and growth.
Blue: Blue symbolizes the ocean, sleep, the sky, and twilight. The color blue is considered pacifying and refreshing, calming and healing and it is thought to promote psychism, patience and happiness.
