Any stone which is suitable for use in jewelry but is not a diamond, ruby, sapphire, or emerald. Few examples of semi-precious stones are amethyst, aventurine, carnelian, garnet, opal, and rose quartzes. Semi-precious stones are quite costly.
are naturally occurring stones that include amethyst, aventurine, carnelian, garnet, opal and rose quartzes.
They are natural stones including amethyst, aventurine, carnelian, garnet, opal, rose quartz, and so on. . . used in fine jewelry as well as fashion jewelry.
A stone that is less rare and less expensive than precious stones, but is still valued for its beauty. Examples are peridot and amethyst.
Gemstones usually with lower commercial value or found in abundance (includes garnets, spinels, topaz, tourmaline, moonstone and zircon).
Natural stones including amethyst, aventurine, carnelian, garnet, opal, rose quartz,etc. Some semi-precious stones are quite costly (up to thousands of dollars). They are used in fine jewelry as well as fashion jewelry.
A traditional term for some natural stones including amethyst, aventurine, carnelian, garnet, opal, rose quartz, etc. Becoming out-dated, as some 'semi-precious' stones are now worth thousands of pounds