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1621 pieces and 33 checked lists, every one in stock when we looked and named for what the stone really is: lab-grown, natural or imitation. Prices are rounded bands, because Amazon's change daily.

What are you shopping for?

• A giftUnder $50 and $100, birthstones, Christmas
• An engagement ringLab diamond, sapphire or moissanite
• A big loose stoneLab gems by the carat, for setting or keeping
• Raw crystalsLab rough straight from the furnace
• A collector’s specimenMuseum-grade minerals, gold, meteorites
• Something for himSignets, chains and men’s moissanite

Shop by gem

Each gem page has the story, the lab-vs-mined facts and a shop of checked pieces.

• Ruby Red corundum
• Sapphire Corundum, every other colour
• Emerald Green beryl
• Diamond Carbon, natural and lab
• Carnelian Orange chalcedony
• Green onyx Onyx marble and green chalcedony
• Opal Silica that splits light
• Amethyst Purple quartz
• Jade Jadeite and nephrite
• Lapis lazuli Blue rock with gold pyrite
• Turquoise Copper phosphate, sky blue
• Tiger's eye Quartz with golden fibres
• Alexandrite Green by day, red by lamplight
• Spinel The ruby in the crown that is not
• Topaz Blue, golden and imperial
• Moonstone Feldspar with a floating glow
• Labradorite Flashes of blue and gold
• Zircon Natural, not cubic zirconia
• Tanzanite Blue-violet zoisite, one mine
• Sunstone Feldspar that glitters
• Aquamarine Sea-blue beryl
• Citrine Golden quartz, mostly heated
• Garnet A whole family, red to green
• Moissanite Lab-made silicon carbide

The big catalogs

The lab gem catalog761 pieceslab rubies, sapphires, emeralds and alexandrites, loose and set, with filters and carat sortBrowse → The natural gem catalog278 piecesreal mined gems with GIA, GRS and IGI reports, from spinel to fine diamondsBrowse → The specimen gallery628 piecesmuseum-grade minerals, gold nuggets, meteorites and fossils from named minesBrowse → Own a museum piece130 piecesfamous jewels in museums, each paired with the same stone you can buy todayBrowse →

Our favourite lab gem finds

The lead pick for each lab gem from the catalog: the listings we would point a friend to first. Photos are the listings' own; prices are rounded.

All 12Jewellery9Loose stones3

Loose stonesLab ruby, round, 4 mm, AGL report, about 0.3 ctabout $30on Amazon →JewelleryLab emerald earrings, pear, 1.25 ct, 14K white goldabout $250on Amazon →JewelleryLab white sapphire earrings, 14K white goldabout $330on Amazon →JewelleryLab alexandrite earrings, 6 mm, 2.5 ct, 14K white goldabout $350on Amazon →Loose stonesLab ruby, oval, 6 x 9 mm, about 1.6 ctabout $25on Amazon →JewelleryLab emerald earrings, round, 6 mm, 1.5 ct, 14K yellow goldabout $280on Amazon →JewelleryLab white sapphire pendant, pear, 10 x 7 mm, 14K white gold, 2.43 ctabout $250on Amazon →JewelleryLab alexandrite pendant, round, 8 mm, 14K white gold, 2.5 ctabout $280on Amazon →Loose stonesLab ruby, oval, 8 x 10 mm, about 3.2 ctabout $35on Amazon →JewelleryLab emerald earrings, radiant, 7 x 5 mm, 1.75 ct, 14K white goldabout $300on Amazon →JewelleryLab white sapphire pendant, pear, 7 x 5 mm, 14K white gold, 0.75 ctabout $250on Amazon →JewelleryLab alexandrite earrings, 14K yellow goldabout $350on Amazon →

See all 761 in the lab gem catalog

Every checked list

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