What types of gemstones are yellow?

Once upon a time all yellow gemstones were called topaz, nowadays we acknowledge many different types of yellow gemstone. 

• YELLOW SAPPHIRE - the birthstone for the month of September, the majority of premium quality yellow sapphire stones are found in Sri Lanka. Shop Lucy Jurado yellow sapphire silver rings. 

• YELLOW DIAMOND - due to their rarity can command much higher prices than for regular diamonds. It is estimated that only 1 in 10,000 diamonds will display a natural yellow colour. 

• GOLDEN BERYL - sometimes referred to as heliador which is a Greek name meaning ‘gift from the sun’. Beryl is the same mineral family as emerald. 

• YELLOW TOPAZ - The birthstone for the month of November and is often associated with friendship, warmth & mental clarity. 

• YELLOW TOURMALINE - One of the rarer varieties of tourmaline & sometimes heat treated to achieve optimal colour. This variety is only found in a few places worldwide & tourmaline is the birthstone for the month of October. 

• YELLOW GARNET - can vary between shades of yellow, orange to brown. Grossular garnet, spessartite garnet & topazolite all have yellow hues. Mali garnet is the rarest type of yellow garnet. Garnet is the birthstone for the month of January. 

• GOLDEN SOUTH SEA PEARLS - Known for their golden yellow colour, these are the most difficult types of pearl to harvest, especially in the highest qualities and because of this they are incredibly rare & also the most expensive pearls on the market. 

• YELLOW ZIRCON - Often confused with cubic zirconia, zircon is one of the oldest known natural gemstones & the yellow variety is much rarer than the more abundant clear zircon.

• CHYSOBERYL - is one of the hardest gemstones with a hardness of 8.5 on the Mohs scale for hardness. Alexandrite being a better known variety of the mineral, Chysoberyl is more abundantly found in yellow hues. 

• AMBER - is the hardened resin of ancient pine trees & has been used in jewellery for thousands of years. Often amber is found with perfectly preserved insects from thousands of years ago. 

• CITRINE - is the birthstone for the month of November. One of the most popular yellow gemstones & is usually heat treated amethyst instead of naturally occurring. Citrine, although often a very yellow colour, can also be found with a strong orange hue and sometimes more brown than orange. Citrine is a variety of quartz and widely available at reasonable prices worldwide. Shop Lucy Jurado citrine silver rings. 

The above list is not exhaustive but includes some of the most popular yellow gemstones used in jewellery.