Chrome diopside and chrome tourmaline are deep green gems that some people purchase when they want a green gem. Tsavorite garnet is another gem with a wonderful green color. Dyed quartz can be a beautiful stone at a very low cost. Several examples of alternative stones and synthetic emerald ar...
but it may also be grayish green or pale yellow. Unlike white mica or black mica, it makes aggregates of small flakes rather than well-formed crystalline masses. Look for it wherever lithium minerals occur, such as in colored tourmaline or spodumene. ...