Two gemstones.
Side by side.

GEMSTONE ONE

Liroconite

Liroconite: hydrated copper aluminium arsenate with sky blue, blue-green and turquoise appearance; Mohs 2–2.5. Mineral identification, origins, care and buying guide.

Colour & appearance

Sky blue, blue-green and turquoise

Mineral family

Hydrated copper aluminium arsenate

Mohs hardness

2–2.5

Representative source regions

United Kingdom; Germany; Portugal

United Kingdom Germany Portugal

Jewellery & care

Not suitable for jewellery or any wellness use because of arsenate chemistry and softness. Unlike a photographed product listing, this guide's AI illustration is not a real individual specimen or a guarantee of stock.

Sky BlueBlue-greenTurquoise

Read the Liroconite guide

GEMSTONE TWO

Sapphire

Sapphire is a gem variety of corundum, often associated with blue but also found in other colours. Its hardness makes it an enduring jewellery material, although the secu...

Colour & appearance

Blue and other colours

Mineral family

Corundum (Al₂O₃)

Mohs hardness

9

Representative source regions

Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Australia, Thailand and Montana in the United States are recognised sources. The Kashmir region is historically famous for highly valued blue sapphires.

Sri Lanka Madagascar Myanmar Australia Thailand United States

Jewellery & care

Choose the style and setting to suit the specific stone, treatment information and intended use.

Blue

Read the Sapphire guide

Hardness measures scratch resistance, not breakage. Source regions are educational examples, not claims about the provenance of an individual GEMHOOD product. Images may be digital gemstone illustrations.