{"id":5013,"date":"2026-06-01T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istitutogemmologico.com\/articoli-goliardici\/gemstone-names-list-precious-gems\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:09:11","slug":"gemstone-names-list-precious-gems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.istitutogemmologico.com\/en\/libro-di-gemmologia\/gemstone-names-list-precious-gems\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemstone Names &#8211; List of Precious Gems"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Want to beat your friend at: Gemstone names that start with E?<\/h2>\n<p>Here is a fantastic list of Precious Stones, otherwise called Precious Gems, that includes all 26 letters of the English alphabet for the international version of the gemstone-names-that-start-with-A&#8230;B&#8230;C game. That wonderful game we enjoyed as kids, which back then more than once unleashed Cupid&#8217;s arrows on many of us&#8230; is still in vogue. When you get to the gemstone-names-that-start-with-X section, this time no one will stop you anymore!<\/p>\n<h2>List of the most important Precious Stones in the World<\/h2>\n<p>A: Amber, Ammonite, Andalusite, Apatite, Azurmalachite.<br \/>\nB: Benitoite, Brazilianite.<br \/>\nC: Calcite, Chalcedony, Charoite, Chrysoberyl, Coral.<br \/>\nD: Diamond, Diopside.<br \/>\nE: Enstatite, Epidote (with these two you will amaze your opponents!)<br \/>\nF: Fluorite<br \/>\nG: Garnet<br \/>\nH: Howlite, Hematite, Hemimorphite<br \/>\nI: Iolite, Idocrase<br \/>\nJ: Jadeite<br \/>\nK: Kyanite<br \/>\nL: Lapis Lazuli<br \/>\nM: Malachite, Maw Sit-Sit<br \/>\nN: Nephrite<br \/>\nO: Opal.<br \/>\nP: Pearl, Peridot, Pyrite.<br \/>\nQ: Quartz.<br \/>\nR: Rhodonite, Rhodochrosite.<br \/>\nS: Spinel, Emerald (Smaragdus), Serpentine, Sodalite, Sphene, Sugilite.<br \/>\nT: Topaz, Tourmaline, Turquoise.<br \/>\nU: Unakite (with this you win!).<br \/>\nV: Variscite.<br \/>\nW: Wulfenite (well, it is a mineral, but for the game it&#8217;s fine..).<br \/>\nX: Xensinite (named after Gemologist Gensini Graziano, who discovered it on the beach in Pegli..).<br \/>\nY: Y.A.G. (yes, it is synthetic, but in the absence of anything else we let it pass).<br \/>\nZ: Zircon.<\/p>\n<h2>Writing about Gemology, but with sympathy!<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone, in this section, can write a humorous article about Gems and therefore about this brilliant world.<br \/>\nIn addition to being firstly a fascinating science, Gemology is also a pinch of jest and a lot of fantasy.<br \/>\nWe therefore invite you, in this section, to give vent to all your gemological fantasies. Moreover, in this section, spicy jokes are allowed. In practice you can write almost anything you want. After all, Gemology is also freedom!<br \/>\nFinally, send us the funny article at info@istitutogemmologico.com<br \/>\nWe will read it and certainly publish it. If you also want to contribute to the improvement of our articles, we will be happy to listen to your proposals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to beat your friend at: Gemstone names that start with E? 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