Amethyst
Amethyst is a member of the quartz family and its beautiful purple hue has been used to enhance royal jewellery collections worldwide. Its colour varies from pale lavender to a deep rich purple.
Aquamarine
Beautiful clear blue gemstone which flatters any skin tone. Its name derives from the Latin 'aqua' for water and 'mare' for the sea, reminicent of its transparent, watery hues.
Aventurine
This gemstone has a lovely medium to dark green colour and is semitranslucent with tiny flecks of green fuchsite mica.
Carnelian
Also known as Cornelian. Beautiful warm tones and fiery colours ranging from a pure intense red-orange to deeper brown-orange and red.
Citrine
A member of the quartz family, citrine ranges in beautiful colours from pastel yellow to deep golden amber.
Coral
Coral is formed from tiny marine animals called polyps. Coral 'branches' are found in a variety of colours depending on the the coral type, location and depth of the water. Environmental laws now control the harvesting of coral ensuring the protection of reefs worldwide.
Crystal
Crystal can come in a range of beautiful colours and is the larger family for a range of other gemstones.
Fluorite
Fluorite's name derives from the Latin 'to flow'. It comes in a variety of pretty transparent to translucent colours: bright golden yellow, bluish green, rose-pink, blue green and purple.
Garnet
Garnet (or pyrope) comes from the Greek word 'pyropos' meaning fiery-eyed, reminiscent of its rich dark or ruby red colour.
Iolite
Iolite derives its name from the Greek word 'Io' meaning 'violet flower'. Depending on the angle from which it is viewed a stone can vary from deep blue to bluish-purple to yellow. Also known as 'water sapphire' as a clear stone can resemble a beautiful violet sapphire.
Jade
This lusterous and usually green stone has long been prized by cultures worldwide. This gemstone possess a beautiful texture, strength and colour that ranges from creamy pastles to intense earthy tones.
Labradorite
This is a fascinating and colourful stone, offering a range of colours and optical effects which some liken to the Northern Lights. Colours can vary from blue, violet, green, yellow or orange resulting a beautiful metallic rainbow effect.
Lapis lazuli
Translated from the Arabic as "heaven (or sky) stone", lapis lazuli is an intense, brilliant azure blue, its colour deriving from the presence of the mineral lazurite. The stone was once powdered and mixed with oil to produce the highly valued pigment of ultramarine, seen in the beautiful blues of Renaissance paintings.
Moonstone
Moonstone is a virtually colourless or white stone, distinguished by a bluish shimmer that moves accross the face as the stone is moved. This beautiful opalescent quality is particularly evident in rainbow moonstone.
Mother of Pearl
Mother of pearl is formed from the iridescent lining of pearl-producing oysters and muscles. These shells can very widely in colour and shape.
Onyx
A form of carbonized agate. This stone is a deep, rich black.
Pearl
An organic gem created natuarally by a living organism over many years, pearls are the lusterous smooth mass found within oysters and molluscs. Pearls can come from seawater or freshwater molluscs. These beautiful gems can come in a range of colours and shapes and thier flexibility and timeless appeal have earned them enduring popularity.
Peridot
Peridot only ever comes in shades of green, caused by the presence of iron - pale yellowish green, olive green, bottle green or intense, vibrant apple green. This transparent green gemstone is very beautiful and versitile.
Rose Quartz
A beautiful gemstone with colours ranging from the palest pink to a deep peach. Its pink hues have adorned ornaments and jewellery since ancient times.
Shell
Shell can form an attractive addition to any jewellery, either in the form of mother-of-pearl or as whole shell beads or pieces in a never ending variation of shape and colour.
Silver
A beautiful precious metal, all silver used in Hermione Jewellery designs are 925 sterling silver or fine silver.
Smoky Topaz
Smoky Topaz (Smoky Quartz) can appear in a range of soft subtle colour from yellow-brown, rich chocolate, dark charcoal-brown and near-black.
Swarovski Crystal
One of the finest crystals produced in the world today, noted for its purity, brilliance and reflective qualities. Beautiful crystals produced in Austria cut to a formula perfected by Daniel Swarovski and his sons at the end of the 19th century. What sets Swarovski crystals apart from other imitations is the superior quality of the cutting and polishing used in the radiant finished product.
Topaz
Topaz is an attractive transparent gemstone that comes in a variety of colours depending on the colouring agents present at its formation. Yellow, yellow-brown, orange-brown, pink and blue are the most common colours.
Tourmaline
Tourmaline offers a variety of fabulous colours - sometimes several in just one stone. Pastels, intense neons, unique bi and tri colours can appear side by side or alone. First discovered on the island of Elba, off the west coast of Italy. Hence the mineral name of Elbaite.
Turquoise
Turquoise derives its name from the French word meaning 'Turkish', one of the main sources of the gemstone. Its colour can range from bright blue and deep blue to blue-green, dark greeny blue and yellowish green. The intense colour is often mottles with veinlets of brown.