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White Sapphire (Safed Pukhraj) Buying Guide: Quality, Price and Diamond Comparison
White sapphire (Safed Pukhraj) is colourless corundum and the traditional substitute for Diamond. Learn how to judge its colour and clarity, how it compares with diamond, moissanite and CZ, how to spot synthetics, and what it costs.
Red Coral (Moonga) Buying Guide: Price, Shape, Origin and Legality
Red coral (Moonga) is precious deep-sea coral and the gem of Mars in Vedic tradition. Learn how to judge its colour, how Italian and Japanese coral differ, why triangles cost more per carat, how to spot dyed fakes, and what the law says.
Pearl (Moti) Buying Guide: Types, Quality, Keshi and Price
Pearl (Moti) is the gem of the Moon in Vedic tradition, and almost every pearl sold today is cultured. Learn the main pearl types, what decides quality, why keshi pearls are solid nacre, how to spot imitations, and what pearls cost.
Ruby (Manik) Buying Guide: Colour, Origins, Treatments and Price
Ruby (Manik) is red corundum and the gem of the Sun in Vedic tradition. Learn how to judge its colour, how Burmese, Mozambique, African and Bangkok rubies compare, what heated and glass-filled mean, and what ruby really costs.
How to Identify Original Sphatik Stone: Crystal vs Glass Guide (2026)
Sphatik is natural quartz crystal, and much of what is sold as Sphatik is glass. Learn which home checks help and which mislead, what a laboratory looks for, the Ayurveda mix-up, Vedic customs, and what Sphatik really costs.
White Coral (Safed Moonga) Buying Guide: Price, Real vs Fake, and Reef Coral
White coral (Safed Moonga) is soft, precious deep-water coral linked in tradition with Mars. Learn how to judge its colour and surface, tell it from bone, plastic and protected reef coral, look after it, and what it costs.
Firoza Stone (Turquoise) Price 2026: Untreated vs Stabilized, Irani vs American
Firoza (turquoise) is soft, porous and widely imitated. Learn how untreated, stabilized, dyed and reconstituted stone differ, how Irani and American turquoise compare, how to spot dyed howlite, and what Firoza really costs.
Tiger Eye (Chitti) Buying Guide: Price, Real vs Glass, Ketu Upratna
Tiger eye (Chitti) is golden quartz with a moving band of light, used in India as a substitute for Cat's Eye. Learn how it forms, its varieties, how to spot fibre-optic glass, whether its asbestos is a concern, and what it costs.
Original Onyx Stone (Onex Ratna): Black and Green Onyx Price Guide India (2026)
Onyx (Onex Ratna) is chalcedony, sold in India as green onyx, the Emerald substitute, and black onyx for Shani and Rahu. Learn how onyx is coloured, how to tell it from glass and onyx marble, and what it really costs.
Iolite (Kaka Neeli) Buying Guide: Price per Carat, Pleochroism and the Neelam Upratna
Iolite (Kaka Neeli) is a violet-blue cordierite that changes colour as you turn it, and the best-known substitute for Neelam. Learn how to judge its colour, clarity and cut, how to tell it from glass and tanzanite, and what it costs.
Citrine (Sunela) Buying Guide: Price per Carat, Heated vs Natural, and the Pukhraj Upratna
Citrine (Sunela) is yellow quartz and the best-known substitute for Pukhraj. Learn how natural citrine differs from heated amethyst, how a lab tells them apart, how to judge colour and cut, and what Sunela really costs.
Cat's Eye Stone Guide: Chrysoberyl Lehsunia vs Quartz, Price per Carat (2026)
Cat's eye is not one stone: chrysoberyl cat's eye is the true Lehsunia, while quartz cat's eye is a different, far cheaper gem. Learn how to tell them apart, the milk-and-honey test, pricing, and Ketu customs.