Two gemstones.
Side by side.

GEMSTONE ONE

Triphylite

Triphylite: lithium iron phosphate, Mohs 4. Explore identification, origins, buying, safe handling and care.

Colour & appearance

Greenish grey, blue-grey, brown-green

Mineral family

Lithium iron phosphate

Mohs hardness

4

Representative source regions

Germany; United States; Brazil; Portugal

Germany United States Brazil Portugal

Jewellery & care

Mainly a collector mineral, not an established everyday faceted gemstone. The illustrative image is not an authenticated mineral specimen or product photograph.

GreyBlueGreen

Read the Triphylite 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.