Fine Coloured Stones
Morganites
Peach · Pink · Salmon · Peach-Pink
Varieties
How morganites are categorised
Trade categories rather than gemological ones — these are the terms a requirement is normally written in.
- Peach Morganite
- Warm peach-pink; the dominant commercial colour.
- Pink Morganite
- Cooler, purer pink.
Morganites in detail
Colour depends on size and cut
Morganite's colour is light, so it needs size and depth to read. Below about 5 mm the colour is often barely present; the stone comes into its own as a larger centre.
Cut deeper rather than shallow. A well-cut 10 ct morganite shows colour a shallow 10 ct stone will not.
Supply
Clean material in large sizes is normal for the species, which makes morganite an economical choice for a substantial centre stone.
Calibrated supply is available in the commercial sizes, though the colour caveat above applies at the small end.
Treatment
Heat treatment to remove yellow and orange components and produce a cleaner pink is common in commercial morganite, and it is stable. Untreated material with more peach in it is also traded. We record what is stated per stone.
This describes the market for the species. It is not a statement about any individual stone — disclosure for a specific stone comes from that stone’s own record and documentation. More on laboratory reports.
Buyer questions
Buying morganites
- Why does small morganite look almost colourless?
- Because the colour is inherently light and needs depth of material to read. Morganite is best specified as a larger centre stone rather than as melee.
- Is morganite heated?
- Commonly, to shift peach toward pink. It is stable and standard. Untreated peach material is also available.