Gemstone Place Names

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Gemstone Place Names

Gemstones are precious because they are beautiful and valuable. So much so people and even places have also been given the names of jewels. For jewelry designers, gemstones are the very best materials to use for one of a kind creations.

These precious places can be found all over the world. Here are some of them (settlements rather than geographical features like rivers and lakes) and the fascinating gemstones that inspired their founders. Travel the world and travel through time with stories about jewels and jewelry.

Many gemstones come in a variety of colours, so the very approximate colour groupings relate to their most common or popular hue. The natural gemstones like pearls, shells and coral are included as are the three main precious metals,silver, gold and platinum used in jewelry making.

Do you come from or have been to these jewels? Any hamlet, town or city missing?  Sign the Guestbook below and tell us about it!

 

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Sparklin' Gems 

Places named Gem or Jewel

GEM in
AFGHANISTAN : Herat
CANADA : Alberta
KENYA : Nyanza
MALI: Kidal (known as Guem)
PORTUGAL : Porto
SOUTH AFRICA : Limpopo
USA : Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,Texas, West Virginia

GEMS in
Germany : Thuringen

JEWEL in
USA : Alabama

JEWELL in
USA : Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia

JEWELVILLE in
USA : Georgia

JEWELLVILLE in
CANADA : Ontario

Gorgeous Gemstone Beads to buy 

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Recommended Gemstone Store 

For great prices on handpicked gemstones

GEMSTONES
What better gemstone choices than from a jewelry artisan who handpicks them for her own designs and for her store?

Her jewelry blog simply called Szarka's is truly inspirational.

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Crystal Clear 

Places named after neutrally coloured gemstones

ARAGONITE in
USA : Utah

CELESTINE in
USA : Indiana

CRYSTAL in
CANADA : Ontario
ITALY : Provincia di Trapani
USA :Colorado,Idaho,Indiana,Kentucky,Michigan,Minnesota,Nevada,New Hampshire,New Mexico,North Dakota,Oklahoma,Pennsylvania,Tennessee
Zimbabwe

CRYSTAL ROCK in
CANADA : Ontario
USA : Ohio

DIAMOND in
CANADA : Manitoba, Nova Scotia
GUYANA : Demerara-Mahaica
JAMAICA : Clarendon
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
ST LUCIA : Soufrière
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO : Ward of Tobago, Caroni
USA : Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri,Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia
US VIRGIN ISLANDS

ZIRCONIA in
USA : North Carolina

Gemstone Reference Books to buy 

Learn more about gemstones and how to buy them

Gemstones have always fascinated people. The beautiful colours and patterns captivate. For some, rockhounding is a fun and rewarding activity. If you know what you are looking for, there are many places you could look for them. Some of the places where finders are allowed to be keepers are mentioned here.

Jewelry artisans should be knowledgeable about the gemstones they use, not just how much they cost but their properties and characteristics. Some gemstones are more fragile than others a factor that does impact on the type of jewelry item it could be used for. Wowing your customer about your gemstone expertise doesn't hurt either!

Gemstones of the World: Newly Revised & Expanded Third Edition

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Gem Identification Made Easy, Third Edition: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling

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Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur's Guide to Precious Gemstones

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Gemstones: Understanding, Identifying, Buying

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Cool and Calm 

Places named after blue and green gemstones

ALEXANDRITE in
ROMANIA : Judetul Covurlui
BRAZIL : Minas Gerais

BERYL in
AUSTRALIA : New South Wales, Queensland
SRI LANKA : Southern
SOUTH AFRICA : Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape
USA : Arkansas, Pennsylvania,Utah, West Virginia

EMERALD in
AUSTRALIA : Queensland, Victoria
CANADA : Nova Scotia, Ontario
USA : Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah,Washington, Wisconsin
ZIMBABWE

JADE in
GERMANY : Niedersachsen
INDIA : Karnataka

JADE CITY in
CANADA : British Columbia

MALACHITE in
USA : Colorado

PERIDOT in
USA : Arizona
Zimbabwe

SAPPHIRE in
AUSTRALIA : New South Wales, Queensland
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Central
SAINT LUCIA : Laborie
SRI LANKA
USA : North Carolina

SERPENTINE in
AUSTRALIA : Victoria, Western Australia
CANADA : Newfoundland and Labrador
NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA : KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape

TURQUOISE in
MEXICO : Baja California (known as Turquesa)
USA : New Mexico

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For collectors and connoiseurs

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Silvery and Pearly 

Places named after silver, white or pearly gemstones

ALABASTER (Gypsum) in
USA : Alabama, Michigan

GYPSUM in
AUSTRALIA : Victoria
USA : Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Ohio

MOONSTONE in
AUSTRALIA : Queensland
CANADA : Ontario
SOUTH AFRICA : Eastern Cape
USA : California, Wyoming

OPAL (White) in
CANADA : Alberta
CHINA : Xinjiang
MACEDONIA
PAKISTAN : North-West Frontier (known as Upal)
PHILIPPINES : Misamis Oriental (known as Opol)
USA : Arkansas, Missouri,South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming

PEARL in
CANADA : Ontario
GUYANA : Demerara-Mahaica
SOUTH AFRICA : KwaZulu-Natal
USA : Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington
US VIRGIN ISLANDS

PEARL CITY in
USA : Hawaii, Illinois

PLATINUM in
USA : Alaska

SHELL in
COLOMBIA : Meta (known as Castilla La Nueva), Arauca (known as La Hiliera)
ECUADOR : Pastaza
USA : Alabama, California, South Carolina, Texas, Wyoming

SILVER in
CANADA : Manitoba
USA : Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas

Recommended Store 

PEARLS
A father and daughter team of direct importers of beautiful Chinese freshwater pearls. The prices are awesome because there are no middlemen. The father is based in Asia and personally selects the gemstone from pearl farms and factories. They also sell other gemstones. Check out their great sales and wholesale lots.

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Gemstone Jewelry Making Books to buy 

To help you make beautiful one of a kind jewelry

Beading with Gemstones: Beautiful Jewelry, Simple Techniques

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Making Jewelry with Gemstone Beads

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Making Designer Gemstone and Pearl Jewelry

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Warm and Hot Spots 

Places named after red, pink and purple gemstones

AMETHYST in
BRAZIL : Bahia (Brejinho das Amethystas), Espirito Santo (Ametista), Rio Grande do Sul (Ametistas

CORAL in
CANADA : Ontario
COLOMBIA : Antioquia
CUBA : La Habana, Camagüey
GREECE : Nomós Lasithíou
PERU : Departamento de Moquegua
PHILIPPINES : Southern Tagalog
SOUTH AFRICA : KwaZulu-Natal
SPAIN : Provincia de Málaga
USA : Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
VENEZUELA : Falcón

FLUORITE in
CANADA : Ontario

GARNET in
CANADA : Ontario
FRANCE : Levainville
SOUTH AFRICA : Eastern Cape
USA : California, Michigan, Montana, Nevada,Wisconsin

RUBY in
AUSTRALIA : Victoria
BARBADOS : Saint Philip
CANADA : Ontario
MADAGASCAR : Toliara (known as Torak' i Ruby)
MARSHALL ISLANDS : (known as Eleleron)
SAINT LUCIA : Soufriere
USA : Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
US VIRGIN ISLANDS

Beautiful Gemstone Jewelry to Buy 

Express your inner goddess

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Sun and Earth 

Places named after sunny yellow to brown gemstones

AGATE in
CANADA : British Columbia, Ontario
GHANA : (known as Agute)
USA : Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Washington

AMBER in
AFGHANISTAN : Laghman
AUSTRALIA : Queensland
FRANCE : Auvergne
INDIA : Rajasthan (known as Amer)
USA : Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Okhlahoma, Washington

GOLD in
ANGOLA : Cuanza Norte (known as Goio)
GERMANY : Schleswig-Holstein
INDIA : Jammu and Kashmir
USA : North Carolina, Utah
ZIMBABWE

JASPER in
CANADA : Alberta, Ontario
SOUTH AFRICA : Limpopo
USA : Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado,Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas,Virginia

ONYX in
MEXICO : Baja California (known as El Tule)
USA : Arkansas, California, Idaho

TOPAZ in
AUSTRALIA : Queensland
MALTA
SPAIN : Balearic Islands, Illes Blaears
USA : Arkansas, California,Indiana, Missouri, Utah

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Classic Black 

Places named after black or usually black gemstones

JET
BELGIUM : Namur
CAMEROON : (known as Yett)
FRANCE : Brittany
NETHERLANDS : Friesland
USA : Alabama,California, Oklahoma

OBSIDIAN
USA : Idaho

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