List of gemstones

A number of gemstones have gained fame, either because of their size and beauty or because of the people who owned or wore them.A list of famous gemstones follows

Aquamarines

*The Giant Aquamarine

Diamonds

:"See List of famous diamonds"

Emeralds

*The Chalk Emerald
*The Duke of Devonshire Emerald
*The Gachala Emerald
*The Mackay Emerald

Opals

*The Andamooka Opal, presented to Queen Elizabeth II, also known as the Queen's Opal
*The Aurora Australis Opal, considered to be the most valuable black opal
*The Black Prince Opal, originally known as Harlequin Prince
*The Empress of Australia Opal
*The Fire Queen Opal
*The Flame Queen Opal
*The Flamingo Opal
*The Halley's Comet Opal, the world's largest uncut black opal
*The Jupiter Five Opal
*The Olympic Australis Opal, reported to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found
*The Pride of Australia Opal, also known as the Red Emperor Opal
*The Red Admiral Opal, also known as the Butterfly Stone

Pearl

*Arco Valley Pearl
*The Pearl of Lao Tzu
*Satlada - A seven-stringed pearl necklace of the Nizams.

Ruby

*The DeLong Star Ruby
*The Hixon Ruby Crystal
*The Midnight Star Ruby
*The Neelanjali Ruby
*The Rajaratna Ruby
*The Rosser Reeves Ruby

Sapphires

*The Logan sapphire
*The Queen Marie of Romania Sapphire
*The Ruspoli Sapphire
*The Star of Asia Star Sapphire
*The Star of Bombay, given to Mary Pickford by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
*The Star of India, the largest and most famous star sapphire in the world
*The Stuart Sapphire
*The Black Star of Queensland, with a weight of 733 carats

Spinels

*The Black Prince's Ruby, actually a spinel mounted on the Imperial State Crown
*The Samarian Spinel, the world's largest spinel
*The Timur Ruby, believed to be a ruby until 1851

Topaz

*The American Golden Topaz, the largest cut yellow topaz weighing nearly 23000 carats (4.6 kg).