Yellow stones: types, application, to whom are they suitable?

Semi-precious and yellow gemstones are in demand and appreciated for their amazing appearance. Such minerals look very elegant and sophisticated in jewelry. In addition, the yellow mineral associated with heat and the sun is endowed with a healing and miraculous power that can redirect a person’s life for the better and improve his health. A yellow tint sets a person up for vitality and gives him a festive mood.

The structure of yellow stones mainly contains components such as lithium, sulfur, or 3-valence iron. The amount of these compounds determines the color saturation of the nugget. In natural conditions, quite a few types of semiprecious, precious, ornamental and decorative minerals of the corresponding gamut come across, including stones:

• dark yellow and light yellow color;
• golden color;
• with an orange tone;
• lemon tonality;
• with brown spots.

In specialized catalogs you can find all kinds of photographs and names of yellow stones.

Stones of origin are divided into inorganic and relatively inorganic types. An explicit example of the first category - yellow diamond - comes across very rarely. Only 1 out of 100 thousand nuggets includes lithium and has a golden color, and in most cases it produces colorless minerals. Amber is related to relatively inorganic stones. The yellow color of amber is not associated with impurities in its structure, since this color is due to the presence of resin in the composition.

The stones of the solar gamut are credited with many useful qualities. As admirers of stone healing claim, natural yellow minerals have the ability to cheer up, inspire cheerfulness, activate vitality. In esotericism, a stone of golden color is known as a talisman with power from corruption and the evil eye. Since yellow minerals are called solar, they are recommended for protection against energy vampires and evil spirits.

Yellow stones are systematized according to the characteristics of the hardness of the structure and as they propagate. Conditionally allocated semiprecious and precious stones, ornamental and decorative minerals.

• Topaz. It is a glassy crystal of bright yellow color with a multi-color shine. Individual yellow variations show the phenomenon of multicolor - a combination of several colors in one mineral. Usually in such samples, yellow color is mixed with pink, brownish, greenish and reddish tones.

All samples of this color are classified as champagne., and their cost is from 200 to 600 USD per carat. You can see yellow topazes in earrings, pendants and rings. Often they are in the company of other precious minerals such as diamonds.

• Sapphire (yacht). It is a transparent or translucent variety of corundum. It is one of the strongest minerals after diamond.and yellow is a rare occurrence. The yellowish yacht in the distant past was called the eastern peridot, and orange-yellow - padparaj.

Masters in the manufacture and repair of jewelry make a diamond-cut crystal and insert it into the original jewelry. Rings, pendants or earrings with this stone cost thousands of dollars due to the peculiarity of their inserts.

• Spinel. Yellow stone in small quantities is mined in Afghanistan and India. This color is rare enough for the mineral, but for jewelers, it is not of obvious interest. Minerals do not differ in intense color, nevertheless, a high refractive index and flawless translucency make them unusual.

They are alerted with a diamond or step (ladder) cut and placed in earrings and rings. The cost of yellow spinel can reach up to 700 USD per carat.

• Tourmaline. The stone of yellow-brown color has the name poisoning. This is not a widespread type of mineral, which is currently mined only in 2 deposits on the lands of Kenya. Often a stone shows heterogeneous coloring and multiple inclusions. With qualified processing, a translucent mineral gains unusual qualities.

Its crystals are used to create rings, earrings, pendants. The price of such products made of gold is in the range from 100 to 1000 dollars.

This group is more common than precious yellow minerals. Especially demanded by jewelers are such samples of it.

• Heliodor. He is also called yellow beryl. The yellowish color in this embodiment can be represented by a large number of halftones. Based on the quality of the stone, jewelers can leave it in its natural form, and can perform heat treatment, as a result of which the mineral will be blue or transparent.

This stone brings faith to its owners, attractiveness and protects against depression. Favorably affects the nervous system, saving from nightmares and insomnia.

• Citrine. It is a glassy golden yellow variety of quartz. It stands out for its excellent workability and rare characteristics, which makes it possible to make jewelry worthy of it.

Some samples are polished like cabochons, and the rest are faceted. Based on the method of decoration and the type of metal in the frame, jewelry can be related to the day or evening category and cost from 2,000 to 20,000 rubles.

• Garnet. With a yellow color is rare and does not have much value. Cabochons and beads are made of pomegranate, very rarely, craftsmen give them the configuration of precious minerals, cutting them with a ladder or using a fancy cut shape. In jewelry, yellow garnet can be in harmony with single crystals of synthetic origin or with their own red brothers.

The price of earrings, beads, bracelets or pendants with a mineral is several thousand rubles. Basically, the cost of such jewelry is determined by the type of precious metal frames, and not stones.

• Zircon. It is an unstable mineral that does not tolerate chemical attack. This is a natural substitute for diamond with an appropriate shine, the price of which is several times lower. The stone has a variety of colors, including yellow and golden hues.

Professionally crafted stone has excellent rainbow modulations. Jewelers rarely use such zircon, but nevertheless, jewelry with it is characterized by a luxurious appearance and elegance. A carat of such a crystal will cost from 300 to 400 USD, and earrings or a pendant with a mineral can become a successful jewelry accessory for an evening event.

The main feature of ornamental and decorative minerals is that they are opaque and do not have a glass sheen. Yellow stones among them are in abundance. The most affordable is amber. Once upon a time, he possessed the second name - the stone of the sun. Amber is a frozen piece of resin from coniferous trees, whose age can sometimes be millions of years.

It is an absolutely organic mineral that is not considered rare. Relatively inexpensive, it is used wherever possible and even for medicinal purposes. This is due to the large number of trace elements contained in its composition. In particular, there is iodine, thanks to which amber gives good results in the fight against diseases of the endocrine gland.

Carnelian (or carneol) was formed due to volcanic activity. Its color is uneven, with a large number of stripes and circles. Mankind has known him for more than 800 thousand years. In ancient times it was in demand for the manufacture of means of production, and in our time it is needed for the design of icons and is sometimes used for decorating furniture.

Healing qualities are not found in any such mineral, but exclusively on the one in which there is radium. Its presence provides enhanced immunity and accelerated healing of wounds. In addition, cornelian improves health in heart disease.

It has long been used colored stones for making jewelry. Masters often use semi-precious and precious yellow minerals for work. Multicolor transparent stones, which give jewelry a rich and sophisticated look, are especially in demand.

These, for example, are products with yellow diamonds, topazes or sapphires, moreover, often minerals of honey and golden colors are adjacent to crystals of other shades. Decorative and ornamental designs are used. for the manufacture of rings, pendants, necklaces, earrings and beads.

Solar color is characteristic for semiprecious and precious minerals.Yellow stones (citrine, jasper, tiger's eye, carnelian, amber, etc.) are suitable for initiative, hungry for new people. Stones of this color have the ability to protect warm family relationships, and also help to get together and make the only right decision at the right time.

Caring for jewelry made of natural stones is not difficult. In order for the products to maintain their appearance and caress the eyes of those around, it is enough to follow basic recommendations:

• avoid contact of the mineral with perfumes and cosmetics;
• stones should be stored in special jewelry boxes;
• Do not use chemicals to clean the gems, but use exclusively water and soap;
• opaque minerals must be occasionally wiped with a soft cloth to maintain radiance.

Nature has given people a huge variety of minerals. Most of them are rich in a color palette, in the environment of which yellow colors are often found.

Saturated solar minerals will decorate any person and his home, give optimism and arouse interest in life. And with proper care they will be attractive and give to their master own positive energy.

In the next video you will find more information about citrine.