Very Light Pink Gemstones

They are all pink gemstones but you can enjoy each one s different charm.

Very light pink gemstones.

They are very rare in nature and come in bright shades of pink. Please find your favorite pink color and use it. Discovered in 1987 in quebec canada the pink gem was named after the poudretteite family who operated a quarry in the area where the gemstone was first found. Pink sapphires are made of corundum and receive their color from traces of chromium.

But morganite is a harder gem with a hardness rating of 7 5 to 8 on the mohs scale compared to 6 5 to 7 for kunzite. Sapphire arguably the most popular of all the colored gemstones is therefore a highly desirable pink gemstone. Poudretteite is one of the most expensive pink gemstones in the world on account of its rarity. Buy pink sapphire gems.

There are also some interesting pieces in an unusual golden pink. The pink form of the mineral beryl occurs in light pink to coral pink and orange pink. With a rise in popularity for colored diamonds pink sapphire is a very affordable alternative. Pink sapphires are one of the most popular sapphire colors.

Hot pink is the most sought after shade as they exhibit a very vivid bright color but muted shades of pink are also getting increasingly popular. The price of this very rare pink jewel can be as high as 3 000 per carat. Kunzite the pink variety of the gemstone spodumene was named after the famous american mineralogist george frederick kunz it is typically a very light pink or lilac though we occasionally see some more saturated pinks. Like kunzite morganite can often by found with very good clarity in larger sizes.

See our collection of fine pink kunzite.