| Did you ever wonder how "hot" gemstone jewelry | | | | - Red Spinel |
| colors are determined for upcoming fashion | | | | Color No 5 - Purple Orchid – expresses the fine |
| seasons? Coinciding with New York fashion week, | | | | richness of dark Amethyst. Deep purples are also |
| Pantone Color Institute releases a highly anticipated | | | | found in these stones: |
| seasonal color report. This report is used by all types | | | | - Charoite |
| of designers – from fashion to home décor to | | | | - Fluorite |
| graphics - as a definitive guide for fashionable color | | | | - Lepidolite |
| selections. | | | | - Purple Aventurine |
| Pantone's Fall/Winter 2010 Report lists 10 warm to cool | | | | - Spinel |
| shades (pictured left) as the design palette for Fall and | | | | - Sugilite |
| Winter fashion apparel. These trendy colors will be | | | | Color No 6 - Chocolate Truffle – provides |
| used in fashion accessories and ready-to-wear | | | | interesting color and texture choices in this selection of |
| jewelry too. | | | | gemstones: |
| For jewelry designers, the seasonal guide tells them | | | | - Black Lip Oyster Shell |
| what color and type of gemstones can best | | | | - Amphibolite |
| compliment fashion fabrics and textures. In | | | | - Black Moonstone |
| ready-to-wear and production jewelry, classic | | | | - Black Obsidian |
| best-selling designs are commonly updated to new | | | | - Black Tourmaline |
| color trends by simply changing out gemstones, based | | | | - Bulls Eye Agate |
| on color. | | | | - Jet |
| The forecasted Fall and Winter 2010 colors range | | | | - Lava |
| from glowing fanta orange to elegant chocolate | | | | - Lodestone |
| truffle. This broad and colorfully bright palette offers | | | | - Onyx |
| many opportunities for lesser known, yet very | | | | - Snowflake Obsidian |
| affordable gems to take center stage at retail jewelry | | | | - Tektite |
| counters this year. | | | | Color No 7 - Lagoon – is a continuation of the |
| Color guidelines provide an easy reference list to | | | | aquatic theme that made Turquoise a summer season |
| identify color-matching and color-contrasting loose | | | | favorite. Fall and Winter teal colored gems include: |
| gemstones such as shown below for Pantone's Top | | | | - Amazonite |
| 10 Fall/Winter colors. Jewelry-grade gems are usually | | | | - Apatite |
| purchased at wholesale gem shows and from | | | | - Chrysocolla |
| wholesale gemstone suppliers. | | | | - Turquoise |
| Color No 1 - Endive - is a bright yellow-green | | | | - Chrysocolla |
| reminiscent of colors appearing in these stones: | | | | Color No 8 – Woodbine – is a deep forest green |
| - Aragonite | | | | is a gentle reminder of the pure greens found in Moss |
| - Calcite | | | | Agate. Woodland green colors can be found in these |
| - Crazy Lace Agate | | | | stones: |
| - Heliodore | | | | - African Jade |
| - Tourmaline (Yellow) | | | | - Bloodstone |
| - Turquoise (Yellow Green) | | | | - Chrome Diopside |
| - Jade (Yellow) | | | | - Green Garnet |
| - Lemon Chrysoprase | | | | - Green Tourmaline |
| Color No 2 - Golden Glow – instantly brings to | | | | - Jade |
| mind the sparkling fanta orange of Spessartite Garnet | | | | - Malachite |
| as well as these orange-colored gems: | | | | - Nevada Lapis |
| - Flame Agate | | | | - Prehnite |
| - Carnelian | | | | - Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper) |
| - Sunstone | | | | - Ruby Zoisite |
| - Amber | | | | - Serpentine |
| - Fire Opal | | | | - Tree Agate |
| - Hessonite Garnet | | | | - Vesuvianite |
| - Montana Agate | | | | Color No 9 - Oyster Gray – is that lovely silver |
| Color No. 3 - Living Coral – is a very short list unless | | | | patina found in fine quality Chrysoberyl Cats Eye. |
| one uses recycled dyed coral or a color-matched | | | | Other gray-to-silver colored gems include: |
| synthetic. Coral-tones appear naturally in the | | | | - Banded Agate |
| following: | | | | - Hawks Eye |
| - Coral | | | | - Tourmilated Quartz |
| - Sardonyx | | | | - Picasso Jasper |
| - Poppy Jasper | | | | - Soapstone |
| Color No 4 - Lipstick Red - looks a lot like the | | | | - Silver Leaf Jasper |
| brownish-red that is common to Mookite. Deepening | | | | - Silver Moonstone |
| reds can be found in these gemstones: | | | | - Silver Topaz |
| - Carnelian | | | | - Turitella |
| - Garnet | | | | - Zebra Jasper |
| - Mahogany Obsidian | | | | Color No 10 - Rose Dust – is mindful of the opaque |
| - Red Jasper | | | | pink found in Rhodochrosite or the dull pink tone found |
| - Red Tiger Eye | | | | in poor quality peach moonstone. |