How many kinds of gemstones are there

Classification of jewellery

Natural gemstones: diamond (diamond), ruby, sapphire, golden green cat's eye, beryl, emerald, aquamarine, tourmaline, spinel, zircon, topaz, olivine, garnet, crystal, feldspar, andalusite, pillar, zoisite (Tanzanite), epidote, cordierite, sphene, apatite, pyroxene, andalusite, sillimanite, kyanite and other rare gemstones.
Natural jades: jadeite, nephrite (Hotan Jade), Oupo, Huanglong Jade, agate, jasper, Lingbi Jade, blue and white jade, Xiuyan Jade, Nanyang Jade, ice colored chalcedony, She Taicui, gold filigree jade, Lantian Jade, malachite, lapis lazuli, turquoise, Dongling Jade, White Marble, Junggar Jade, luminous jade, silicon malachite, green frozen stone, lapis lazuli, golden topaz, ice flower jade, quartz, etc.
Natural colored stones: Shoushan stone, Tian Huangshi, Qingtian stone, chicken blood stone, five flower stone, feldspar, end stone, Tao stone, Songhua stone, Yuhua stone, Balin stone, Helan stone, chrysanthemum stone, Ziyun stone, Qing stone, swallow stone, She stone, red silk stone, the Taihu Lake stone, Chang fossil, serpentine, water stone, talc, granite, marble, etc.
Natural organic gemstones: amber, pearl, coral, ivory, kerosene, etc.

Jewel is also written in English as juelrye, which is the most beautiful and valuable kind of rock. They are bright in color, crystal in texture, bright in luster, hard and durable, and rare in occurrence. They are natural mineral crystals that can be used for jewelry and other purposes, such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, etc; There are also a few natural single mineral aggregates, such as agate and opal. There are also a few organic materials, such as amber, pearl, coral, kerosene and ivory, which are also included in the broad sense of gemstones.Jade is also the beauty of stone. It also has bright colors, hard and delicate texture, and beautiful luster after polishing.
From the perspective of current gemology, the concept of gemstones can be divided into broad and narrow senses.In a broad sense, gemstones and jades are indistinguishable. They generally refer to gemstones and jades. All materials produced by nature, which are beautiful, durable, rare, and of technological value, and can be processed into ornaments are collectively referred to as natural gemstones and jades. It includes natural gemstones, natural jades, and some natural organic materials.

      In a narrow sense, there are also gemstones and jades: gemstones refer to single mineral crystals with beautiful colors, crystal clear, hard and durable, rare, and can be cut and ground into gem jewelry, including natural and synthetic, such as diamonds, sapphires, etc; Jade refers to the mineral aggregate produced by nature with beautiful, durable, rare and technological value, a few of which are amorphous. Such as jadeite, nephrite, Dushan jade, Xiuyu, etc.Jade can also be divided into narrow sense and broad sense, which only refers to jadeite (represented by Myanmar jadeite) and nephrite (represented by Hotan Jade); Broadly speaking, it includes many kinds of minerals and rocks used for arts and crafts carving.As for colored stone, it refers to low-grade arts and crafts stone with beautiful and fine color and texture, low hardness and low gloss, but can meet the requirements of processing technology. Some scholars advocate to include colored stones in the broad sense of jade, or to temporarily use colored stones as synonyms for jade.