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Results for "gemstone"

14 colours found.

Blue Azurite A deep blue copper mineral once prized as a pigment and gemstonePigment · 🇫🇷 France +5

#40E0D0 Turquoise A blue-green colour named after a prized mineral long used for gems and decorationNamed shade · 🇮🇷 Iran +5

#007FFF Azure A clear sky blue, halfway between blue and cyan on the colour wheelNamed shade · 🇮🇹 Italy +2

#1C39BB Persian blue A vivid blue inspired by Persian tiles and lapis lazuliNamed shade · 🇮🇷 Iran +1

Green Jade A decorative stone prized for its green shades and cultural meaning across continentsColour named from nature · 🇨🇳 China +5

#86A1A9 Tourmalineටෝරමල්ලි A mineral group prized for its rainbow of gemstone coloursColour named from nature · 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka +5

Blue Lazurite A deep blue mineral that gives lapis lazuli its colourColour named from nature · 🇦🇫 Afghanistan +2 #E0115F Ruby A vivid red shade named for the polished ruby gemstoneNamed shade

Purple and violet Murrey A dark reddish purple used as a rare heraldic colourHeraldic colour

#FAF2C5 Champagne A very pale yellow-orange named after the sparkling wineNamed shade

#E4D00A Citrine A golden yellow colour named after the citron fruit and seen in quartz gemstonesNamed shade

#B31B1B Carnelian A deep reddish-brown named after the semi-precious carnelian stoneNamed shade #50C878 Emerald A bright, light green with a hint of blue, named after the emerald gemstoneNamed shade · 🇮🇪 Ireland +2 #0F52BA Sapphire A deep, saturated blue named after the sapphire gemstoneNamed shade

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Azure: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Carnelian: Hyperdeath, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Citrine: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Persian blue: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tourmaline: Aurelienreys, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Lazurite: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Murrey: Mich Taylor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Champagne: Jon Sullivan/PDPhoto.org, Public domain, source
Jade: Simon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Azurite: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Turquoise: Reno Chris (original), Ra'ike (derivative work), Public domain, source

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