Other Brown Gemstones
Smoky Quartz is one of only a handful of brown colored gemstones suitable for jewelry. Of these others, only two - smoky topaz and brown diamonds - are also transparent.
Smoky Topaz
Most people today think of topaz as a blue stone, however this gem stone is found in many additional colors, including red and pink (Imperial topaz), yellow, gold and brown (smoky topaz). Yellow topaz is sometimes treated to produce a multihued gem called mystic topaz.
Earlier in the past century, golden shades of topaz were popular in topaz jewelry. Today it is difficult to find pieces featuring topaz colors other than blue, however we were able to find a few which we present here for your convenience.
Brown "Chocolate Colored" Diamonds
Once known as just "low color stones" or "brown diamonds" and
virtually ignored by the jewelry industry , brown or "champagne" colored diamonds
have gained a new found popularity in designer and fashion jewelry.
While the best of these diamonds are used in large carat sizes, smaller stones are well-suited to pave settings and/or as a complement
to white diamonds and colored gemstones.
Chocolate Pearls
Not actually a "gemstone", chocolate (brown) pearls have also been enjoying
their recent return to popularity. Although some brown pearls
occur naturally, the chocolate color of most of these pearls
is attained either by dying or bleaching. Skillfully bleached
Tahitian pearls have a most attractive bronze-brown luster.
Tiger's Eye (Tiger Eye)
Tiger eye (tiger's eye), also a form of quartz, is an opaque, semiprecious
gem stone with alternating bands of golden brown color and luminescent
striations, reminiscent of a tiger's coat or a cat's eye. Tiger's
Eye also makes an elegant statement in rings for men.