GEMSTONE GUIDE
H.AZEEM specialises in high quality gemstone jewellery. Using a combination of modern and classic designs, gemstones are sourced from all over the world. All the stones are hand set, adding to the distinctive style of each of the pieces.
SMOKEY QUARTZ Country of Origin: Brazil
SMOKEY QUARTZ STONE
Like the sky and the sea, blue topaz brings a fresh feel that accentuates natural beauty. Our topaz is treated by irradiation to pro- duce a pallet of blue shades.
AMETHYST Country of Origin: Brazil
AMETHYST STONE
Representing beautiful summer nights through a vision of deep purple to violet hues, amethyst is a variant of the mineral quartz. Once included in the cardinal gemstones, along with diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald, it is a valuable and prized variety.
SAPPHIRE Country of Origin: China, Myanmar
BLUE SAPPHIRE STONE
With its deep blue colour, sapphire represents the essence of calmness and wisdom. Its colour is the result of a complicated process based on the properties of aluminum.
CITRINE Country of Origin: Brazil
CITRINE
Brighten your look with the warm colours of citrine. Rarely found naturally, it contains ferric impurities with colours ranging from yellow, to reddish orange, to brown .
PERIDOT Country of Origin: Kashmir
PERIDOT STONE
The essence of natural beauty, famous for its warm golden green shades. The rich colour with a slight tinge of gold is the result of very fine traces of iron within the stone
TOURMALINE Country of Origin: Mozambique
TOURMALINE
Known as the stone of mixed colours, its name refers to the unique spectrum it dis- plays. Bright and varied, the best tourmaline displays an open transparency with a vitreous luster.
ROSE QUARTZ Country of Origin: Brazil
ROSE QUARTZ STONE
Its soft colour both soothing and calming, rose quartz is a translucent stone, with a vitreous luster. Its colour comes from traces of titanium,iron, or manganese, though the chemistry is yet to be fully understood.
GREEN DIOPSIDE Country of Origin: Russia, Myanmur
GREEN DIOPSIDE STONE
Known as the kryptonite of the gemstone world for its deep tones, diopside is said to hold spiritual and healing properties. Found in ultramafic igneous rocks, it is an important part of the Earth’s mantle.
BLUE TOPAZ Country of Origin: Sri Lanka, USA
B L U E T O PA Z S T O N E
Like the sky and the sea, blue topaz brings a fresh feel that accentuates natural beauty. Our topaz is treated by irradiation to produce a pallet of blue shades.