Top 10 Gemstones Named For Their Appearance
There are gemstones named for people, locations and chemical elements. And there are gems named for their appearance, such as color, pattern, shape, resemblance.Because it has a star, it resembles a star.
Yeah. An awesome looking star.
Do I need to explain anything?
Its name means "green gem" - the word emerald was derived from the Greek word for "green gem".
Emerald is always green. Only green.
Aquamarine means "sea water" ("aqua marina" in Latin), a name given to it because of its color that is either blue or cyan, the colors of the sea water.
Very strong resemblance
That looks awesome.
That's really cool!
Because its color is ruby (ruby is a shade of red or pink).
A stone with red spots that resemble blood drops
Its name is derived from a visual effect - these gems often look like the moon (not the one on the picture though)
Its pattern resembles angel's wings with "flight feathers" and was named for the biblical seraphs or seraphim angels
