What is the dark brown gemstone called?

Brown Obsidian Gemstones In its pure form, obsidian has a dark body color, due to the presence of iron and magnesium. Obsidian is transparent to opaque with a vitreous luster and has been used as a gemstone for many years.

What are the brown crystals?

These include different varieties of Jaspers and Agates, as well as Dravite, Brown Andradite Garnet, Smoky Quartz, Brown Diamond, Brown Hessonite Garnet, Almandine, Spessartite, Golden Tiger Eye, and Koroit Opal.

What Stone is clear Brown?

Brown Citrine It is translucent with a glassy luster. Because of its intense brilliance, Brown Citrine gemstones are usually faceted. They are very clear with very few impurities; hence they are good for jewelry such as rings. These brown gemstones are very popular and can easily be found.

Are there brown gemstones?

Is there a brown precious stone?

Tourmaline, known as the rainbow gemstone, comes in every color imaginable including brown. Brown tourmaline is not a mainstream gemstone and can be difficult to find in jewelry stores. Brown tourmalines often have secondary shades, such as pink or purple that can enhance their appearance.

What kind of rocks are brown?

Corundum. Its extreme hardness is the surest sign of corundum, along with its occurrence in high-grade metamorphic rocks and pegmatites in six-sided crystals. Its color ranges widely around brown and includes the gemstones sapphire and ruby.

What is brown quartz?

Smoky Quartz is the brown “smoky” variety of Quartz. It ranges in color from light grayish-brown to deep black. Smoky Quartz is very common and was never an historically important gemstone. Only in very recent times has it become a popular gemstone.

What gems are light brown?

Brown Gemstones

Andalusite.
Boulder Opal.
Brown Moonstone.
Brown Zircon.
Cats Eye Opal.
Fire Agate.
Hessonite (Gomed)
Petrified Wood.

Can Opals be brown?

Commonly having a bodycolor of white, yellow, gray, black, or brown; however, the bodycolor of opal can be any color. Some of the most beautiful common opals are red, orange, pink, green,or blue.

What rock is white and brown?

Botswana Agate is a name given to a banded agate found in Botswana (Africa). This agate typically has wonderful white, gray and brown banding – sometimes with “eyes” – and takes a very high polish. “Breccia” is a rock composed of angular fragments.

What is brown smoky quartz?

Smoky quartz is a color-variety of crystalline quartz. It ranges from a light yellowish brown to a brown that is so dark that it appears to be black. When cut as a gem, stones with an orangish brown to a reddish brown color are preferred by many people.