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Locations: Brazil, India, South  Africa  Colors Found:  Various  Family:  Chalcedony  Hardness:  6.50 - 7.00  Refractive Index:  1.53 - 1.54  Relative Density:  2.55 - 2.64

While most members of the Beryl family (commonly known as the “mother of gemstones”) such as Emerald or Aquamarine are famous for their colors, Fire Beryl™ is the highly collectable clear variety that displays a Diamond-like fiery brilliance.



The traditional gemological name for this gemstone is Goshenite but at GemsTV we prefer our exclusive name Fire Beryl™. So named for its distinctive fiery brilliance, high luster and colorless purity, its easy to see why Fire Beryl™ has long been compared with Diamonds. Naturally, at GemsTV our expert gem graders use years of skill and expertise to ensure that only the finest examples worthy of the name Fire Beryl™ are selected.

The name Goshenite is derived from the location of its first discovery, Goshen, Massachusetts, USA. Fire Beryl™ is also known as White Beryl or Lucid Beryl.

Fire Beryl™ is an enduringly popular gemstone and has been used in jewelry since antiquity. The Ancient Greeks even used Fire Beryl™ as lenses in the first spectacles!

Interestingly, pure Beryl is colorless, with traces of different metallic elements being responsible for this gem family’s great color range. Since Beryl's color varieties are caused by metallic elements and pure Beryl is colorless, one could assume that Fire Beryl™ is Beryl in its most pure form. However, this is not technically correct as some metallic elements in natural Fire Beryl™ actually inhibit the colors that result from other metallic elements that may also be present.