Yellow Citrine

Citrine is one of the most popular gemstones in the world right now and when you see one of these brightly colored beauties you can understand why.

Citrine can be found in just about any shape and any cut that is available and can be found in very large carat sizes at much better prices than you might imagine.

If you are looking for jewelry sets, you will find Citrine ideal, gemstones are at hand in matching colors and shapes to create rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and much, much more.

Yellow Sapphire

Sapphires are usually thought of as blue but in fact come in just about every color of the rainbow - except red, then they are rubies! The yellow version is amongst the most attractive of these 'fancy sapphires' and make exceptional jewelry items.

The yellow sapphires share the prestige, spiritual power, durability and versatility of its famous blue brothers but can be bought for considerably less. There are also some extraordinary star sapphire examples found in yellow which not only look spectacular but are very spiritually powerful.

Golden Beryl

The beryl family contains such prestigious members as emerald and aquamarine but the lesser known golden beryl is a gorgeous and more affordable cousin. Great clarity, a real sparkle and a tough durability make this yellow stunner excellent for all types of jewelry.

Yellow Apatite

Yellow apatite is a very striking gemstone with the yellow color ranging from vibrant to delicate yellow and often coming in impressive sized stones.

Apatite is a bit too soft to be used as jewelry unless in well protected settings or as earrings or pendants which will not be exposed to many knocks and bumps but its bright color is perhaps the most attractive in all yellow gemstones.

Yellow Quartz

If any gemstone can encapsulate the rays of the sun, it is Yellow Quartz. Bright, bold colors and available in impressive sizes, this crystal will really catch the eye.

Its durability and availability in all sorts of cuts and shapes makes it ideal for any sort of jewelry and its relative low price means those who enjoy making their own jewelry can use yellow quartz to create individual and unique pieces without breaking the bank.

Yellow Diamond

Diamonds are the hardest of all gemstones. Yellow diamonds are usually completely natural unlike the blue or pink diamonds that can be found at extraordinary prices across the world. This makes the sparkly yellow diamond possibly the best value diamond around.

Yellow Agate

Agate provides us with an attractive cabochon cut yellow gemstone that is fun and inexpensive. Ideal for use in a variety of ways including classic bezel rings, interesting pendants and eye-catching earrings or any number of experimental jewelry items.

Being readily available at such great prices, yellow agate make excellent gemstones for those interested in creating their own jewelry pieces - especially beginners.

Yellow Tourmaline

Tourmalines are possibly the most colorful gemstone variety on earth and that includes a delightful yellow version. They are a durable gemstone that can be cut and polished into almost any shape and are very suitable for all types of jewelry although they are often just around a carat or so in size.

Tourmalines can be found in prices that range from astronomical to very affordable and luckily in the case of the yellow gemstone these are reasonably priced for what is a very beautiful gemstone.

Yellow Sphene

Sphene gemstones can be identified by their intense fire and high luster, both of which are greater than that of a diamond. The deep yellow or green colors can appear to have orange or red flashes as they turn from one angle to another.

They are a quite soft gemstone so are not often seen in jewelry but with imaginative and protective settings would look quite wonderful and very unique.

Some cabochon sphene gemstones are available in impressive sizes with interesting inclusions that would make fascinating and unique jewelry or decorations.

Yellow Grossularite Garnet

Grossular is a member of the versatile garnet family. Yellow grossular garnet shares the same chemical make-up as the the bright green Tsavorite.

Like most garnets, grossular has an excellent brilliance and great fire - which shows up even better with the lighter colored yellow version.

Yellow grossular garnets can be created in almost any shape and cut and are almost always untreated. Examples over a carat in size are particularly hard to find with this gemstone.

Star Lemon Quartz

Lemon quartz is a transparent yellow quartz that has usually been treated with a special process to create the unique lemony color. On very rare occasions this gemstone will then display a star affect that can have 4 or 6 rays on the surface of the stone.

This quartz can be found in large carat sizes.

Yellow Mali Garnet

This gemstone is a mix of grossular and andradite garnet which can produce some exquisite orange and yellow examples. They can only be found in the West African country of Mali (hence the name)and they are famous for their fire and brilliance.

Yellow Calcite

Calcite is a very attractive stone when found in translucent or transparent examples with popular colors including yellow and orange. It polishes up well but its relative softness means it is not often used in jewelry except perhaps for pendants or earrings.

Yellow Cat's Eye Opal

A very unusual form of opal which does not display the play-of-color of most opals but instead, with the correct cabochon cut, exhibits a chatoyance or cat's eye effect where a bright line of light floats across the surface of the gemstone.

Yellow Cat's Eye Apatite

A gemstone that displays a cat's eye that seems to glide across the surface of the stone. The strong yellow color gives the stone an exotic look which seems to perfectly capture the feline's eye.

This gemstone is one of the few cat's eyes that are available in dramatic and eye-catching large carat sizes for a reasonable price. A little bit too soft to use in rings, cat's eye apatite can make attractive brooches or pendants.

Yellow Moss Opal

Like common opal and cat's eye opal, Moss Opal does not display the dazzling play-of-color on its surface like many other types of opal. Instead the milky opaque gemstone has inclusions that resemble moss or leaves.

Yellow Chrysoberyl

Chrysoberyl is a gorgeous durable gemstone which can be cut into every shape imaginable although brilliant or step cuts really show off its sparkle and polish.

Chrysoberyl is a completely natural stone that is not often treated in any way to enhance its appearance. Considering its strength, versatility and bright luster it is a very modestly priced gemstone available is all sorts of shapes and is ideal for any jewelry items.

Yellow Color-Change Diaspore

Diaspore is a lovely yellow gemstone in the daylight but deepens to a peachy orange when under incandescent light. This dramatic phenomenon only occurs in a small number of gemstone types - most famously and expensively in Alexandrite.

Color change Diaspore is a high quality gemstone with excellent clarity and is usually untreated yet it is not out of the reach of most bank balances even with some of the large carat sizes that can be obtained.

Yellow Pearl

Pearls have been used as adornment and jewelry since at least 5000BC and are what we call an organic gemstone like ammonite, coral and amber as they have biological origins. Pearls are formed by the nacre secreted by various shelled mollusks to cover an irritant (like a grain of sand) that has entered the shell.

Natural pearls are incredibly rare (and hard to collect) so people around the world have developed a number of methods to culture them in more economic and organized ways. Pearl necklaces and drop earrings are an iconic type of jewelry that has never gone out of style.

Yellow Rutile Quartz

Rutile Quartz is a transparent quartz with fibrous or hair-like inclusions of titanium dioxide (that's the 'Rutile' bit) in colors such as yellow, red or brown. These inclusions can be thin, thick, criss-crossed or parallel, wispy or fat and add a great deal of character and charm to the clear quartz.

When the hair-like inclusions are a yellow or fair color they are often referred to as Angel Hair or Venus Hair as they resemble the bright golden hair of the goddesses.

Rutile quartz gemstones can be found in very large sizes and, as the cutter will try to capture the best of the rutile inclusions, they can often be found in odd shapes - ideal for interesting one off jewelry items.

Yellow Sillimanite

Sillimanite may have a strange name but it is a beautiful gemstone which really should be more well-known. It shares the same chemical composition as kyanite and andalusite but is found in much lighter yellow and golden tones.

With its hardness similar to that of quartz and possessing a nice brightness and polish it is quite surprising that it is almost never found in jewelry stores.

There are also a few yellow cat's eye sillimanite gemstones to be found although the yellow is very subtle.