Two gemstones.
Side by side.

GEMSTONE ONE

Creedite

Creedite is known for needle-like violet, orange or colourless starburst sprays. Read the identification, handling and collector-use guide.

Colour & appearance

Colourless, white, lilac, violet or orange

Mineral family

Calcium aluminium sulphate fluoride

Mohs hardness

4

Representative source regions

United States (Colorado); Mexico

United States Mexico

Jewellery & care

Collector display primarily; fragile crystal rosettes chip easily under wear.

ColourlessWhiteLilacViolet

Read the Creedite guide

GEMSTONE TWO

Sapphire

Sapphire is a gem variety of corundum, often associated with blue but also found in other colours. Its hardness makes it an enduring jewellery material, although the secu...

Colour & appearance

Blue and other colours

Mineral family

Corundum (Al₂O₃)

Mohs hardness

9

Representative source regions

Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Australia, Thailand and Montana in the United States are recognised sources. The Kashmir region is historically famous for highly valued blue sapphires.

Sri Lanka Madagascar Myanmar Australia Thailand United States

Jewellery & care

Choose the style and setting to suit the specific stone, treatment information and intended use.

Blue

Read the Sapphire guide

Hardness measures scratch resistance, not breakage. Source regions are educational examples, not claims about the provenance of an individual GEMHOOD product. Images may be digital gemstone illustrations.