About Blue Stones

The spectrum of colors showcased by gemstones is incredibly diverse and beautiful. When set in ornaments the beauty of these gemstones goes on a completely different level. Of all the colors of the gemstones it is seen that there are many gemstones which share the color blue. The basic knowledge on gemstones found in most of us restricts our knowledge on the total number of blue stones. The most commonly used and known blue stones are sapphires, Lapis Lazuli as well as Turquoise.

Blue Stones: Ammolite and Spectrolite

Ammolite is found in the eastern Rockies and is one of the rarest gemstones, making it one of the most valuable. Ammolite was not worn as jewelery until the 1970s. Spectrolite is also know as labradorite and traditionally found in Scandinavia and often used for jewelery. According to “The Crystal Bible,” spectrolite is said to calm a busy mind and energize the imagination, while giving life to new ideas.

Blue Stones: Sapphires

Typically, sapphires appear as blue stones, ranging from very pale blue to deep indigo, due to the presence of small amounts of titanium and iron within the crystal structure. The most valued shade of blue is the medium-deep cornflower blue. Sapphires also occur in other natural colors and tints – colorless, gray, yellow, pale pink, orange, green, violet and brown – called fancy sapphires. These different colors are caused by different kinds of impurities within the crystal. For example, yellow sapphires get their color from ferric iron, and colorless gems have no contaminants.