{"id":915,"date":"2022-05-25T20:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthingsjewelryy.com\/?p=915"},"modified":"2022-10-17T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T11:34:52","slug":"gray-gemstones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthingsjewelryy.com\/gray-gemstones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best List of 14 Gray Gemstones You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gemstones are many and varied, from the common and easily affordable to the rare and expensive. Though the color gray might not pop like brighter hues, gray gemstones have a quiet, calming appeal. Their presentation by jewelers after cutting, polishing<\/a>, and adding them to other jewelry pieces increases their natural beauty and aesthetic quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many gray gemstones do you know? If you’re curious to learn more about them, this article is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do gray gemstones mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gray gemstones are considered the calming stone for those who have had traumatic experiences. They\u2019re also soothing for those experiencing emotional challenges of withdrawal and mood swings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From ancient times, people have loved them for their capacity to restore greater attentiveness, retention, creativity, and improved sensitivity to the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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14 Most Beautiful Gray Gemstones to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’re sharing 14 gray gemstones with you, with information on their symbolism and wearability. A gemstone with a hardness of 7 or more is more scratch-resistant and better suited to daily wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn more about these striking gems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandrite<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Alexandrite is a rare and valuable stone whose color and luster vary with time of day. Its hardness is 8.5 on the Mohs hardness scale. But you have to be careful as they can chip and crack when they strike strong surfaces. They can also lose their luster from prolonged exposure to sunlight, so keep them out of the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White gold, platinum, or palladium are the best setting for alexandrite. The slightly gray alexandrite is rare, and its rarity makes it almost as expensive as diamonds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gray Pearls<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Pearls are opaque hard calcium carbonate organic gemstones formed by oysters and mussels. Some consider them simply as gems and not stones. Pearls have been in use as jewelry for thousands of years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gray pearls come from the mollusk hyriopsis cumingii.<\/em> They do not need cutting or polishing to bring out their natural beauty. Though the softness of pearls (2.5 to 4.5 on the hardness scale) makes them liable to scratches, you have to wear them often. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca1 Did You Know? Pearls need to “breathe” and get exposure to outside moisture. Otherwise, they can dry out and become brittle. You shouldn\u2019t wear your pearls daily, but be sure to wear them at least twice a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agates<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The agate is a semi-translucent gemstone that comes in various shades, including black, red, green, blue, and gray. The natural gray agate, with its glassy brilliance, is perhaps the most popular. The gray agate is probably one of the gemstones that are easily within the means of buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has a strong hexagonal crystal system with a Mohs hardness scale of 7 and is formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks. Gray agates are healing stones used in balancing and stabilizing your energy while relieving stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gray Quartz<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Quartz is one of the earth’s most abundant stones produced by the bonding of oxygen and silicon. It ranks between 7 and 7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, making it suitable for daily wear. Although quartz is generally considered colorless, other shades like citrine yellow, pink (known as rose quartz)<\/a>, and gray exist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gray quartz is also called smoky quartz and is known for its power to promote recovery from negative energies such as tiredness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hematite<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Hematite is an iron ore crystal that commonly comes in black. However, gray shades are also available. Hematite is 5.5 – 6.5 on the Mohs hardness scale. Hematite is considered the lucky stone that helps to nullify negative energies and bring stability and calmness in stressful times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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