Two gemstones.
Side by side.

GEMSTONE ONE

Scheelite

Scheelite: Distinctive yellow-brown glassy bipyramids; some specimens fluoresce under ultraviolet light. A concise guide to properties, responsible collecting, provenance...

Colour & appearance

Golden yellow, tan, white or brown

Mineral family

Calcium tungstate; scheelite group

Mohs hardness

4.5–5

Representative source regions

China; Austria; United States

China Austria United States

Jewellery & care

Generally a display specimen; delicate edges and cleavage make daily-wear jewellery impractical. Strong colours and a specimen’s mineralogical interest do not make it a commercially graded facetable gemstone.

GoldenWhite

Read the Scheelite 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.