transparent gem

Noun
  1. A gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion (synset 115102617)
    is a type of: gem, gemstone, stone - a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
    subtypes:
    • 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 - very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
    • emerald - a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
    • 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 deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
    • water sapphire - a deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone
    • sapphire - a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
    • 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
    • tourmaline - a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones

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