Transparent Colors
Alexandrite	Pale lilac under normal light but sapphire under fluorescent light.
Amethyst	Purple.
Aqua	Light to medium blue-green.
Bermuda*	Shifting rich blue to purple.
Black diamond	Gray.
Blue Zircon	Rich bluish green.
Cardinal	Bluish purple with gray tone.
Capri	Brilliant peacock blue.
Chrysolite	Pale pastel green.
Cobalt	Rich deep blue.
Colorado Topaz	Sandy with a peach tint.
Crystal	Colorless, clear. (Lead crystal is highly refractive transparent glass.)
Crystal C.A.L.	Facetted crystal body with reflective silver coating on about half the facets.
Crystal Comet OR	Facetted crystal body with 24K gold coating on about half the facets.
Cuba red	Topaz with ruby inclusion.
Emerald	Rich green with a blue tint.
Garnet	Deep wine red.
Green Tourmaline	Medium green with a grayish tint.
Heliotrope*	Dark amethyst with variable rich blue and green tones.
Hyacinth	Orange.
Jonquil	Yellow.
Lavendel	Very pale blue.
Madeira topaz	Rich reddish brown.
Mink	Facetted smoke-topaz body with reflective AB finish on about half the facets.
Montana	Blue-gray.
Morion	Dark gray.
Olivine	Olive green.
Peridot	Slightly yellowish green.
Rainbow	Crystal with transparent inclusions in several pastel tones.
Roselin	Peachy-pink.
Ruby	Red.
Sapphire	Blue.
Siam	Red.
Smaragd	Bright green.
Smoke gray	Very light gray.
Sun C.A.L.	Brilliant orange-yellow.
Tabac*	Shifting rosy smoke-topaz to aqua.
Topaz	Light golden brown to dark brown
Tortoise	Striated topaz.
Vitrail*	Shifting rose to blue-green.
Volcano*	Shifting deep blue to rose.
Other Colors
Alabaster	Transluscent white.
Aventurine	Light to medium translucent green.
Beige	Opaque creamy tan.
Burgundy	Opaque deep wine red.
Carnelian	Various tones of translucent to opaque reddish-orange.
Chalcedony	Translucent light blue.
Chrysoprase	Translucent green with a bluish tint.
Coral	Various tones of opaque pink, orange, or red, sometimes striated.
Fuchsia	Transparent to opaque vivid reddish purple.
Hematite	Metallic dark gray.
Jade	Various tones of translucent to opaque green.
Jet	Black.
Lapis	Deep rich opaque blue, sometimes with aventurine.
Lavender	Opaque light purple.
Magenta	Deep opaque purplish red.
Mauve	Opaque pinkish lavender.
Midnight	Opaque deepest blue.
Navy	Very deep opaque blue.
Periwinkle	Medium soft opaque blue.
Rose	Transparent to opaque deep pink.
Royal	Dark opaque blue.
Sea foam	Very light whitish opaque blue-green.
Skim milk	Slightly translucent milky white (sometimes called alabaster).
Teal	Transparent to opaque rich blue-green.
Turquoise	Opaque blue to green.

*Bermuda, heliotrope, tabac, vitrail, and volcano are color effects achieved with mirrored backs. The color shift occurs with changes in angle of view, incident light, surface or back texture, or facetting pattern.

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