Fake Gemstone names

Fake Gemstone names

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List of Fake and false gemstone names and its Preferred Gemological Names.

Fake Gemstone Names and Its Preferred Gemological Names

No.

False Name

Preferred Gemological Name

Beware of False and Deceptive Names of gemstones
1German diamondRock crystal quartz.
2Alaska Black diamondHematite
3Adelaide RubyAlmandite or garnet from Adelaide, Australia.
4African emeraldGreen fluorite from Namibia.
5African jadeGreen grossular garnet.
6Alabandine rubyAlmandine garnet.
7Alabaster onyxBanded travertine or stalagmatic calcite.
8Alaska DiamondRock Crystal (Quartz)
9Alaska jadePectolite.
10Alencon diamondQuartz (rock crystal).
11AlexandrineSynthetic corundum or spinel
12Alexandrite garnetColor change garnet.
13Almandine spinelLab grown spinel.
14Alpine diamondPyrites.
15Amazon jadeAmazonite (a feldspar).
16AmberineYellowish green moss agate.
17American JadeGreen idocrase
18American RubyPyrope or almandite(Garnet) or rose quartz
19Ancona rubyRose quartz.
20Andesine jadeAndesine.
21Antilles pearlMother of pearl
22Aqua gemLight blue synthetic spinel.
23AqualiteBlue tourmaline.
24Arabian magic diamondLab grown colorless or yellow corundum.
25Arizona RubyPyrope (garnet)
26Arizona SpinelRed or Green garnet
27Arkansas diamondRock Crystal (Quartz)
28Australian amberKauri resin.
29Australian rubyGarnet.
30Baffa diamondRock crystal quartz.
31Balas rubyRed Spinel
32Bastard emeraldPeridot, green quartz, or nearly any green stone.
33Beach moonstoneQuartz.
34Bengal amthystPurple sapphire.
35BeriloGreen apatite.
36Black amberJet.
37Black Hills rubyGarnet.
38Blue AlexandriteColor change sapphire
39Blue malachiteAzurite.
40Blue moonstoneArtificially blue tinted chalcedony
41Blue opalLazulite.
42Blue talcKyanite.
43Bohemian ChrysoliteMoldavite (Natural glass)
44Bohemian diamondRock Crystal (quartz)
45Bohemian emeraldGreen fluorspar.
46Bohemian rubyPyrope (garnet) or rose quartz
47Bohemian topazCitrine
48BottlestoneMoldavite cut gems.
49Brazilian aquamarineBlue green topaz
50Brazilian rubyRed or ping topaz
51Brazilian SapphireBlue Tourmaline
52Briancon diamondRock crystal quartz.
53Brighton diamondRock crystal quartz.
54Bristol diamondRock crystal quartz.
55Broghton emeraldGlass emerald simulant.
56Burma sapphireLab grown blue corundum.
57Buxton diamondRock crystal quartz.
58California jadeCalifornite.
59California moonstoneChalcedony.
60Californian rubyHessonite (grossular garnet)
61Canadian lapisSodalite.
62Candy spinelAlmandite (garnet)
63Cape emeraldPrehnite.
64Cape May diamondQuartz.
65Cape rubyPyrope garnet.
66Cape-ChrysoliteGreen Prehnite
67Cape-rubyPyrope (garnet)
68Catalina sardonyxCatalinite
69Ceylon diamondColorless zircon
70Ceylon opalOpal like glimmery moonstone
71Ceylon peridotYellowish green tourmaline.
72Chinese turquoiseCalcite/quartz/blue dyed soapstone.
73Colorado diamondSmoky quartz.
74Colorado jadeGreen microcline feldsapr.
75Colorado rubyPyrope garnet.
76Colorado topazCitrine.
77Congo emeraldDioptase.
78Copper emeraldDioptase.
79Copper lapisAzurite
80Copper malachiteChrysocolla.
81Cornish diamondRock crystal quartz.
82Crystalline emeraldQuartz.
83Dauphin diamondRock crystal quartz.
84Delta pearlImitation pearl.
85Earth stoneAmber or andalusite.
86Elie rubyPyrope garnet.
87Emerald malachiteGreen fluorspar.
88Emerald matrixGreen fluorspar.
89EmeraldineGreen dyed chalcedony.
90EmeralditeGreen tourmaline.
91EmeraliteGreen tourmaline.
92EmerauldineDioptase.
93Evening emeraldPeridot.
94Faience lapisCeramic.
95False amethystPurple fluorspar.
96False lapisDyed jasper, lazulite.
97Fashoda rubyIron rich pyrope garnet.
98Feldspar apyreAndalusite.
99Finder’s diamondColorless topaz.
100Fire pearlBillitonite.
101Fossil turquoiseOdontolite.
102Fukien jadeSoapstone.
103Garnet jadeMassive green grossular garnet.
104Geneva rubySynthetic Ruby.
105German diamondRock Crystal (quartz)
106German goldAmber.
107Gibsonville emeraldGreen quartz.
108Glass agateObsidian.
109Gold sapphireLapis
110Gold TopazCitrine (quartz)
111Green garnetEnstatite
112Green onyxChalcedony.
113Hawaiian DiamondsQuartz.
114HawaiitePeridot
115Herkimer diamondQuartz.
116Hinjosa topazYellow quartz.
117Honan jadeSoapstone.
118Hope sapphireSynth blue spinel.
119Horatio diamondRock crystal quartz.
120Hot Springs diamondRock crystal quartz.
121Hyacinth topazHyacinth (zircon).
122Iceland agateObsidian.
123Imperial Mexican jadeGreen dyed calcite.
124Imperial sodden snow jadeWhite nephrite.
125Indian emeraldGreen colored cracked quartz.
126Indian JadeAventurine (quartz)
127Indian topazYellow sapphire.
128Irish diamondQuartz.
129Isle of Wight diamondsQuartz.
130Ivory pearlsSpheroids
131Ivory turquoiseOdontolite.
132Jade tenaceSaussarite.
133JadineAustralian chrysoprase.
134Jasper jadeGreen jasper or serpentine.
135Jeweler’s topazCitrine.
136Jourado diamondColorless synthetic spinel.
137Kandy spinelReddish violet garnet
138Killiecrankie diamondColorless topaz
139Kings topazYellow sapphire
140Korean jadeSerpentine
141Lake George diamondQuartz.
142Lithia amethystKunzite(spodumene)
143Lithia emeraldHiddenite (spodumene)
144Lux sapphireCordierite.
145Lynz sapphireCordierite.
146Madeira topazCitrine (Quartz)
147Manchurian jadeSoapstone.
148Marmarosch diamondRock Crystal (quartz)
149Mass aquaGlass simluant of aquamarine.
150Matura DiamondColorless fired zircon
151Medina emeraldGreen glass.
152Meru sapphireBlue zoisite.
153Mexican agate/jade/onyxMassive/banded calcite.
154Mexican DiamondRock Crystal (quartz)
155Mogok diamondColorless Burmese topaz.
156Mont Blanc rubyRose quartz.
157Montana rubyRed Garnet
158Mother of emeraldPrase or green fluorite.
159Mountain rubyRed garnet.
160Mutzschen diamondRock crystal quartz.
161Nerchinsk aquamarineBlue topaz.
162Nevada black diamondObsidian.
163Nevada topazSmoky obsidian.
164New jadeBowenite.
165Night emeraldPeridot.
166Occidental cat’s eyeQuartz.
167Occidental diamondRock crystal quartz.
168Occidental topazCitrine.
169Oil pearlMother of pearl
170OliveneDemantoid garnet (olivine)
171Orange topazYellow quartz.
172Oregon jadeDark green chalcedony, jasper.
173Oregon moonstoneChalcedony.
174Oriental amethystViolet sapphire
175Oriental emeraldGreen sapphire or green chlorospinel.
176Oriental hyacinthPink sapphire
177Palmeira topazBrown lab grown sapphire.
178Palmyra topazBrown synthetic sapphire
179Palmyra topazHeat treated yellow amethyst/citrine.
180Paphros diamondRock crystal quartz.
181Pecos diamondRock crystal quartz.
182Pectolite jadePectolite (nothing to do with jade).
183Pedrara onyxStalagmitic marble from Mexico.
184Pink moonstoneOpalescent pink scapolite.
185Pomegranate rubyRed spinel.
186Prismatic emeraldEuclase.
187Prismatic moonstoneChalcedony.
188Prismatic quartzCordierite.
189PseudochrysoliteMoldavite.
190Pyramidal garnetIdocrase.
191PyroemeraldGreen fluorite.
192Quartz topazCitrine.
193Quasima diamondRock crystal quartz.
194Quebec diamondRock crystal quartz.
195Radium diamondSmoky quartz.
196Rainbow magic diamondSynthetic rutile.
197Red sea peralsCoral beads.
198Rhine diamondRock crystal quartz.
199Rhyolite glassObsidian.
200Rock rubyPyrope garnet.
201Rocky Mountain rubyGarnet
202Rose kunziteSynthetic pink sapphire.
203Rose moonstonePink scapolite.
204RozirconSynthetic spinel.
205RubicelleYellow orange spinel.
206Ruby balasRed spinel.
207Ruby spinelRed spinel.
208Sacred turquoiseSmithsonite.
209Salamanca topazCitrine (Quartz)
210San Diego rubyRed tourmaline.
211Sapphire quartzBlue chalcedony, or hawk’s eye quartz.
212Sapphire spinelBlue spinel.
213SapphirineBlue chalcedony, blue spinel, or blue glass.
214Saxon ChrysoliteGreenish yellow topaz
215Saxon diamondColorless topaz
216Saxon topazCitrine.
217Schaumberg diamondRock crystal quartz.
218Scotch topazCairngorm, citrine, or smoky quartz.
219Scottish topazQuartz.
220Serpentine jadeBowenite.
221Serra topazCitrine (Quartz)
222Shanghai jadeSteatite or talc.
223Siam aquamarineHeat treated blue / green zircon.
224Siamese aquamarineBlue zircon
225Siberian ChrysoliteDemantoid (garnet)
226Siberian rubyRed tourmaline
227Sicilian marbleItalian marble
228Siliceous malachiteGreen chrysocolla.
229Silver peak jadeMalachite (local Nevada term).
230Simili DiamondGlass
231SinopalReddish aventurine quartz.
232Slave-diamondColorless Topaz
233Smoky CitrineSmoky Quartz.
234Smoky topazSmoky quartz
235Soochow jadeBowenite / steatite.
236South African emeraldFluorspar
237Spanish emeraldGreen glass.
238Spanish lazuliteCordierite (iolite).
239Spanish TopazCitrine (Quartz)
240Spinel rubyRed spinel.
241Star topazYellow star sapphire.
242Stolberg diamondRock crystal quartz.
243Strass diamondGlass
244Styrian jadePseudophite or penninite.
245Swiss jadeJasper.
246Swiss lapisChalcedony or jasper.
247Synthetic alexandriteSynthetic corundum / spinel.
248Synthetic aquamarineSynthetic corundum / spinel.
249Tasmanian diamondRock crystal quartz.
250Tecla emeraldFalse triplet.
251Tecla pearlsImitation pearls
252Tokay lux sapphireHungarian black obsidian.
253Tooth turquoiseOdontolite.
254Topaz cat’s eyeYellow girasol sapphire.
255Topaz quartzBrownish yellow quartz.
256Topaz saffroniteBrownish yellow quartz.
257TopazoliteYellow andradite garnet.
258Tourmaline greenSynthetic dark green spinel.
259Transvaal emeraldFlourspar.
260Transvaal jadeGreen hydrogrossular garnet
261Transvaal jadeMassive green grossular garnet.
262Trenton diamondRock crystal quartz.
263Unripe rubyRed zircon.
264Ural sapphireBlue tourmaline
265Uralian emeraldDemantoid garnet.
266Uralian sapphireBlue tourmaline.
267Utah onyxStalagmitic marble
268Utah turquoiseVariscite.
269Vallum diamondRock crystal quartz.
270Vanadium emeraldGreen beryl
271VerdeliteGreen tourmaline.
272VermeilRed zircon / garnets / spinel.
273Vesuvian garnetLeucite.
274Vesuvianite jadeCalifornite.
275Vienna turquoiseGlass
276Volcanic chrysoliteIdocrase / Vesuvianite.
277Washita diamondRock crystal quartz.
278Water chrysoliteMoldavite.
279Water sapphireCordierite.
280White garnetLeucite.
281Wyse rubySynthetic Ruby.
282Yaqui onyxMarble
283Yava onyxMarble
284Zabeltitzen diamondRock crystal quartz.
285Zebra jasperLimonite
286Zircon spinelSynthetic blue spinel.