Gemstone with name (even nickname/common name) starting with ''U''?

[Rae~]

I am looking for ideas for a surprise stone in a gem with a name starting with ''U'', and I''m having trouble.

Does anyone have any ideas? It doean''t even have to be especially "pretty" (and obviously will be rarely seen)... just need to link it to the letter U somehow.

Appreciate any thoughts anyone might have!

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Maybe a gem that comes from a "U" location?

Like Ural mountain demantoids?

 

[T L]

Umbalite garnet?

 

[Fly Girl]

Uvarovite Garnet - Here is one. Link

 

[Modified Brilliant]

Gemstone: Uvite
Variety-Species: Tourmaline

 

[Arkteia]

I am not even checking what other people have said because I want to check my own knowledge. The first thing coming to mind would be "umbalite"

 

[Arkteia]

Uvarovite (comes in druzy) and uvite (tourmalie; do not know how common it is)


I had to go from "ua" to "uw" in my head to remember it

 

[Arkteia]

BTW - uvarovite is beautiful but you have no chance to find it as a stone; druzy are common; you can buy them off ebay and they work well in jewelry

 

[Harriet]

Ulexite.

 

[Rae~]

Oh, thank you so much for all the replies and suggestions!

It is really going to come down to what I (or the jeweller) can source, as it seems finding an actual stone in some of these is going to be difficult. But at least I will be able to start with a short list to start to search for. It''s not going to be a large stone - since it will be on the inside of a 3mm band, maybe approx 2mm. Tiny!

Any further suggestions are welcome. And MakingTheGrade, I like your suggestion re a Ural Mountains Demantoid, if all else fails.

 

[T L]

Date: 6/29/2010 6:58:24 PM
Author: Rae~
Oh, thank you so much for all the replies and suggestions!

It is really going to come down to what I (or the jeweller) can source, as it seems finding an actual stone in some of these is going to be difficult. But at least I will be able to start with a short list to start to search for. It''s not going to be a large stone - since it will be on the inside of a 3mm band, maybe approx 2mm. Tiny!

Any further suggestions are welcome. And MakingTheGrade, I like your suggestion re a Ural Mountains Demantoid, if all else fails.

Barry of acstones.com might have some umbalite material. I just saw some mentioned in his newsletter. Email him. They''re affordable too.