What types of gemstones are green?

What types of gemstones are green? 

The most famous stone for its green colour is emerald however there are many other green gemstone options: 

• CHROME TOURMALINE - also known as green tourmaline, this stone offers much better value than the prized emerald because it has excellent clarity, much lower prices and better durability. 

• JADE - a green gemstone with excellent toughness and can even be struck with a hammer without breaking. 

• TSAVORITE GARNET - is an incredibly rare stone that can display a brilliant green sparkle and deep colour with good durability for regular wear. Shop the Lucy Jurado tsavorite silver rings here. 

• GREEN DIAMONDS - are incredibly rare and extremely valuable. You can also seek out irradiated green diamonds which is a type of treatment of diamonds that make this rare colour more accessible at lower prices compared to their natural forms. 

• GREEN SAPPHIRE - are available in a variety of shades of green and generally command lower prices than the classic cornflower blue colour in sapphire due to lower demand. At Lucy Jurado we have some multi-coloured sapphire silver rings with green sapphire.

• AVENTURINE - is a green variety of quartz that can be good for regular wear with inclusions that create little sparkles.

• PRASIOLITE - a lighter green variety of quartz than aventurine that is very rarely found in nature but purple quartz can be heat treated to form much more affordable options.  

• CHROME DIOPSIDE - is a remarkably affordable yet rare gemstone. A slightly softer gemstone which suits occasional wear better than for everyday wear. 

• PERIDOT - The birthstone for the month of august, peridot exhibits a lovely yellowish-green, grass-like colour. Shop the Lucy Jurado range of peridot silver rings here.

• GREEN AGATE - although comes in other colours, agate is a type of chalcedony with remarkable durability that is excellent for jewellery. Shop the Lucy Jurado green agate silver rings here. 

• GREEN ZOISTITE - Blue zoistite with the better known trade name of Tanzanite, can also be found as green zoistite which is even rarer than tanzanite itself. 

• EMERALD - One of the original four precious gemstones emerald is most prized for its blueish-green colour. Once again, this is a stone that can command exceptionally high prices for the finest qualities. Emerald is typically best reserved for more occasional wear depending on the integrity of the stone. Shop the Lucy Jurado emerald silver rings here. 

Although the above list is not exhaustive, many of the green gemstones above are some of the best for regular wear in jewellery. Shop Lucy Jurado’s selection of green gemstone rings here.