gender neutral engagement rings

While diamonds remain the most popular choice for engagement rings, other gemstones are becoming incredibly popular among modern couples.

With brilliant cuts and mesmerizing hues, colored gemstones offer a distinct edge to your classic gender neutral engagement rings.

Since ancient times gemstones like sapphires, emeralds, and rubies have been used for crafting elegant engagement rings owing to their stunning demeanor. 

However, if you love the elegance of natural diamonds but have certain budget constraints, gemstones like white sapphire and moissanite can suffice as brilliant diamond substitutes featuring their own precious properties.

At any renowned online diamond store, you can customize your gender-neutral rings with various precious and semi-precious gemstones.

In this article, we’ve listed 7 stunning diamond alternatives for your gender neutral rings. 

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Moissanites

After diamonds, moissanite stones come second as the hardest mineral in the world, measuring 9.5 on the Mohs scale. Moissanite is the second hardest mineral in the world behind diamonds. Moissanite rings can impart a glamorous sparkle to a solitaire design.

You can even mix moissanite with diamonds to create your unique styles, such as moissanite halo on a diamond solitaire or an eternity pattern on gender neutral engagement rings          

with a central diamond.

Moissanites’ reflect index is higher than diamond-from 2.65 – 2.69. Therefore, these stones impart a fiery, exquisite rainbow brilliance and a superior sparkle.

Initially, moissanite was considered to be diamonds. However, later it was discovered that the crystal lattice was composed of silicon carbide.

Sapphires In Various Hues

Diamonds became the most prominent gemstone for engagement rings in the twentieth century. Before that, sapphires reigned as the undisputed featured gem in engagement and wedding rings.

Royal blue being the most famous, other sapphire hues include white, pink, yellow, peach, and teal.

Sapphires constituted one of the most prominent stones in the Royal collection. Sapphires are revered for attracting abundance and blessings, promote spiritual health, and guard innocence.

Blue, pink and white sapphires can create a bewildering engagement ring. In fact, the most renowned engagement ring in the history of mankind, Princess Diana’s engagement ring was designed with a central sapphire solitaire and a complementing diamond hallow.

If you want a more sophisticated look, minus the bling, you can go for bezel set eternity rings or sapphire solitaire. You can even go for a combination of sapphire and moissanite to create a beautiful punch of glamour and elegance. Sapphires rank 9 on the Mohs scale.

Morganite

Discovered in Madagascar around 1922, Morganites were originally known as “rose beryl” owing to their pink hue. Later, gemologist George Frederick Kunz renamed the stone as morganite to honor the most prominent gem collectors of the early 1900s- J.P. Morgan.

The rose-tinted morganite looks adorably unique as the center stone of gender neutral rings. Morganite ranges from pink to peach varieties of beryl.

The beautiful pink-hued stone ranks 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs hardness scale.

This exquisite stone is renowned as a sign of inner peace, unconditional love, positive healing energy, and joy.

Besides their elegant color, Morganites are also treasured for their brilliant sparkling clarity and exquisite luster. The warm undertones of morganite and rose gold perfectly complement each other.

Emeralds

One of the most valuable historic gemstones, emeralds are an excellent choice for solitaire, vintage designs, minimalist modern designs, two or 3-stone settings, and stacked ring designs.

Emeralds are one of the rarest mined gemstones. In fact, high-quality emeralds are sometimes as expensive as diamonds. If you love soft glamour without the brilliant dazzle, emeralds are perfect for you.

Emeralds are renowned for being the gems of royalty. Various legendary beliefs highlight that emeralds can give you the power to foresee the future and the truth. It is also renowned in various cultures as a protective stone from diseases and evil omens.

Similar to morganites, emeralds are also a variety of beryl. Natural emeralds are created when elements like chromium, vanadium, and iron are present in beryl. The element vanadium imparts the characteristic intense green color to the emerald stones.

The highly visible inclusions in these stones make it possible to grade emeralds with naked eyes. The hazy antique look and organic cloudy appearance of natural emeralds are treasured by many.

Rubies

If you love the idea of enigmatic gender neutral engagement rings that stand out from the crowd, ruby can be your perfect stone.

These rare enigmatic stones have been valued for many centuries. The gorgeous crimson red has been an iconic color for passion and love. Therefore a ruby makes a perfect fit for engagement and wedding rings.

Ruby has been an eminent stone in various renowned royal jewelry, including the world-renowned Crown Jewel. You can opt for a vintage look by combining rubies and emeralds. Or you can go for the minimalist modern design with a ruby in the halo setting.

The presence of chromium in the crystal lattice gives ruby its bright gorgeous color. Ranked 9 on the Mohs hardness, these spectacular gemstones’ cost is determined by the color. The other cost determining factors include cut clarity and carat.

You can request a quality certificate at an online ring store for authentication of the gemstone.

Amethysts

Amethysts have been treasured for centuries as mystical stones associated with Greek and Roman mythologies.

Natural amethysts come in a plethora of shades ranging from deep vibrant purple to soft shades of pastel lavender and even shimmery pink. Although reddish-purple remains the most priced shade, every shade of amethysts is a perfectly unique match for gender neutral rings.

The unique blend of Lavender amethyst and diamond accents creates unique stunning engagement rings. Amethysts rank 7 on the Mohs hardness scale.

Aquamarine

Discovered in the early 1700s, aquamarine symbolizes “water of the sea.” The semi-precious gem was also referred to as Sailor’s Stone.

Aquamarine was once referred to as the “Sailor’s Stone” because ancient sailors believed that it would protect them from disasters at sea.

Aquamarine features a resplendent blue hue. These remarkable gems belong to the beryl family of minerals, which also includes morganite and emeralds.

Aquamarines rank 7.5-8 on the hardness scale, making them durable enough to be worn as engagement rings. However, you need to maintain them to prevent any damage.

By Anurag Rathod

Anurag Rathod is an Editor of Appclonescript.com, who is passionate for app-based startup solutions and on-demand business ideas. He believes in spreading tech trends. He is an avid reader and loves thinking out of the box to promote new technologies.