The stones first used as gemstones were that tended to find relatively easy. Thus, it could be thought that gems like amber, coral, malachite, turquoise and lapis lazuli were among the first gemstones that used for adornments. 

Today Khanna Gems one of the best jewellery shop in Delhi will let you know about history and origin of gemstones.

There could be no doubt that amber is the first earliest gemstone to be used in jewellery. It is soft enough to be easily drilled, moreover, it is lightweight and attractive. Many times, this stone was found floating in the different parts of the world in substantially sized pieces.

As an illustration, early amber work comes from Afghanistan, Morocco, Orient, and, the Baltic countries. Amber is used mostly in hand-shaped ovals or spheres, necklaces.

Similar to amber, turquoise also has a long history. The ancient Egyptians used to grind this sky-blue stone into a powder for providing a unique blue eyeshadow.

It was one of the highly prized gemstones of the Persians and Aztecs. Some people of Germany used this stone as a betrothal stone. Turquoise was the principal stone among American Indians.

Turquoise is a soft gemstone, that was buffed with a mixture of water and sand quickly and easily into a nice finish. Sometimes it was used alone whereas it was used as a combination with coral, shell and other soft materials. Turquoise has never lost its popularity, even in modern times.

The colour of Coral stone is usually vivid and another thing is, it is easy to give it shape so it became popular as a gemstone over many parts around the world such as China, India, Tibet, America and Northern Africa. Tibetan people used coral stone to cure disorders related to blood. It has a vital role in Native American Indian jewellery.

Some other stones that found early were jet, meerschaum, malachite, lignite, soapstone and lapis lazuli. The places where volcanic actions were evident, the obsidian stone was also used. Obsidian stone was popular among the artisans of Stone Age and then later by Mayans and Aztecs.