This is an ever growing list of fancy gemstone trade names and the real stones behind the names

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Trade Name |
What is it really |
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Adelaide Ruby |
Garnet |
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African Jade |
Garnet |
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African Turquoise |
Not Turquoise but Jasper |
|
Alaskan Black Diamond |
Hematite |
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Atlas Pearl |
Imitation |
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Australian Jade |
Chrysoprase Quartz |
|
Australian Ruby |
Garnet |
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Balas Ruby |
Spinel |
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Blueberry Quartz |
glass |
|
Bohemian Ruby |
Garnet |
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Canadian Lapis |
Sodalite |
|
Cape Ruby |
Garnet |
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Chatham Emerald |
Synthetic |
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Cherry Quartz |
Glass |
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Chinese Charoite, Flower Sugilite, Lapidalite, Purple Bamboo Agate, Purple Quartzite |
Fluorite in Quartz or Agate |
|
Colorado Jade |
Feldspar |
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German Lapis |
Dyed blue Jasper |
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Gilson Opal |
Man-made Opal |
|
Goldstone |
Glass |
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Green Opal |
Chalcedony |
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Herkimer Diamond German Diamond |
Quartz |
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Honan Jade |
Soapstone |
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Indian Jade |
Aventurine Quartz |
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Japanese Amethyst |
Synthetic Amethyst |
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Korean Jade |
Serpentine |
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Lemon Jade |
Serpentine |
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Madeira Topaz |
Quartz |
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Matura Diamond |
Colourless Zircon |
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Mexican Jade |
Dyed Green Calcite |
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New Jade |
Serpentine |
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Opalite |
Glass |
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Oriental Emerald |
Green Sapphire |
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Pineapple quartz |
Glass |
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Russian Sugilite |
Neither |
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Smokey Topaz |
99% of the time it's Smokey Quartz |
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Soochow Jade |
Serpentine, Soapstone |
|
Water Sapphire |
Iolite |
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White Horse Turquoise |
Magnesite |
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White turquoise |
No such thing |
|
Yellow Turquoise |
Often Jasper or Serpentine |