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transparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion | ||
gemstone, gem, stone art highly prized for its beauty or perfection | ||
garnet any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive | ||
amethyst a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone | ||
aquamarine a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color | ||
calcedony, chalcedony a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz | ||
chrysolite a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone | ||
chrysoprase a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone | ||
citrine semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz | ||
adamant, diamond a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps" | ||
emerald the green color of an emerald | ||
kunzite a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone | ||
moonstone a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar | ||
morganite a kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone | ||
peridot a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone | ||
ruby a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | ||
water sapphire a deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone | ||
sapphire a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | ||
hiddenite a green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone | ||
aventurine, sunstone a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals | ||
topaz a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone |