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Acanthite
Achroite
Acmite
Actinolite
Adamite
Adamite, Cuprian
Adamite, Manganoan
Adularia
Aegirine
Aenigmatite
Aerinite
Aeschynite-(Y)
Afghanite
Agate
Agrellite
Ajoite
Alabandite
Albite
Alexandrite

Algodonite
Allanite
Almandine
Altaite
Alum-(K)
Alunite
Alurgite
Amazonite
Amber
Amblygonite
Amesite
Amethyst
Ametrine
Ammolite
Analcime
Anapaite
Anatase
Andalusite
Andesine

Andradite
Angelite
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Anisotropic Gems
Ankangite (incl.)
Annabergite
Anorthite
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Antigorite varieties:
   Bowenite
   Chromian Antigorite
   Williamsite
Antimony
Anyolite
Apache Tears
Apatite
Apophyllite

Aquamarine
Aragonite
Arfvedsonite
Arrojadite-(KFe)
Arsenic (native)
Arsenopyrite
Artinite
Aschamalmite
Ascharite
Astrophyllite
Atlantisite
Augelite
Augite
Aurichalcite
Austinite
Autunite
Axinite-(Fe)
Axinite-(Mg)
Azurite

 

 

 

 

Babingtonite
Baddeleyite
Bahianite
Bakerite
Baratovite
Barite (Baryte)
Barkevikite
Barrerite
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Bementite
Benitoite
Bertossaite
Bertrandite

Beryl Group:
   Aquamarine
   Bixbite (Red Beryl) 
   Emerald
   Goshenite 
   Heliodor
 
   Morganite
   Pezzottaite
 
Beryllonite 
Berzelianite
Betafite
Binghamite
Bisbeeite  

Bismuth
Bismuthinite (incl.)
Bixbite 
Bixbyite 
Black Gems
Blödite
Bloodstone
Boleite 
Boracite 
Bornite
Boulangerite (incl.)
Bournonite
Bowenite 

Bowlerite
Brazilianite 

Brochantite (incl.) 
Bromellite
Brookite 
Brucite
Burangaite
Burbankite
Burmite 
Buserite
Bustamite 
Byssolite 
Bytownite

 

 

 

 

Cacoxenite (incl.)
Calcite
Californite
Calsilica
Camplellite
Canasite
Cancrinite
Carnegieite
Carnelian
Carrollite
Cassiterite
Catapleiite
Cavansite
Celadonite (incl.)
Celestine (Celestite)
Ceruleite
Cerussite
Cervantite (incl.)
Chabazite
Chalcanthite
Chalcedony
Chalcedony - Chrome
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcosiderite

Chambersite
Chamosite
Charlesite
Charoite
Chessylite
Chevkinite-(Ce)
Childrenite
Chiastolite
Chiquitanita
Chkalovite
Chlorastrolite
Chlorite (incl.)
Chlorite Group:
   
Chamosite
   
Chlorite (incl.)
   
Cookeite (incl.)
   
Kämmererite
   
Seraphinite
Chondrodite
Chrome Chalcedony
Chrome Diopside
Chrome Tanzanite
Chrome Tremolite
Chrome Zoisite
Chromian Amesite

Chromian Antigorite
Chromian Clinochlore
Chromian Enstatite
Chromian Titanite
Chromite
Chrysoberyl
Chrysocolla
Chrysoprase
Chrysotile
Cinnabar
Citrine
Clausthalite
Cleavelandite (incl.)
Cleiophane
Clinochlore
Clinochlore, Chromian
Clinohumite
Clinozoisite
Cobaltite
Cobaltocalcite
Coffinite
Colemanite
Columbite-(Fe)
Conichalcite
Connellite (incl.)

Cookeite (incl.)
Copper
Coquimbite
Cordierite
Cornetite
Coronadite
Cosmic Obsidian
Covellite
Crandallite
Creedite
Cristobalite
Crocidolite
Crocoite
Cryolite
Cubanite
Cuprian Adamite
Cuprite
Cuproadamite
Cuprosklodowskite
Cyanotrichite
Cylindrite
Cymrite
Cyprine

 

 

 

 

Danalite
Danburite
Datolite
Demantoid
Dendrites (incl.)
Descloizite

Diaboleite
Diamagnetic Gems
Diamond
Dianite
 
Diaspore 
Digenite

Diopside
Diopside, Chrome
Dioptase 
Disthene
Dolomite 
Domeykite

Dravite
Dumortierite 
Dunilite 
Durangite

 

 

 

 

Eilat Stone
Eitelite
Ekanite 
Elbaite
Emerald (Beryl)
Emerald Trapiche

Endlichite
Enargite
Enstatite
Enstatite, Chromian
Eosphorite
Epididymite

Epidote
Epistilbite
Erythrite
Esperite
Ettringite
Euclase

Eucryptite
Eudialyte
Euxenite-(Y)

 

 

 

 

Fassaite
Faustite
Fayalite 
Feldspar Group:
   Adularia
   Amazonite 
   Andesine 
   Anorthite 
   Bytownite
   Hyalophane
   Labradorite
   Moonstone

Feldspar Group (cont.):
   Oligoclase
   Orthoclase
   Sanidine
   Sunstone
Feldspathoids:
   Cancrinite 
   Haüyne
 
   Lazurite 
   Leucite 
   
Sodalite
Ferberite

Fergusonite-(Ce)
Ferri-Katophorite
Ferro-Axinite
Ferrocolumbite
Ferro-edenite
Ferrotantalite

Fluorapatite
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Fluorescent Gems
Fluorite 
Fluor-Liddicoatite 
Fluornatromicrolite 

Fluoro-potassic-hastingsite Fluororichterite
Fluorspar
Forsterite
Fossils
Francevillite
Franklinite
Freibergite

Fribolite

Friedelite 
Fuchsite

 

 

 

 

Gadolinite-(Y)
Gahnite
Galena
Ganophyllite
Garnet Group:
   Almandine
   Andradite
   Demantoid
   Grandite
   Grossular
   Hessonite
   Hydrogrossular

Garnet Group (cont.):
   Melanite
   Pyrope
   Rainbow (iridescent)
   Rhodolite
   Rosolite
   Spessartine
   Topazolite
   Tsavorite
   Uvarovite
Gaspeite
Gaudefroyite

Gaylussite
Gem Silica
Genthelvite
Germanite
Gersdorffite
Gilalite (incl.)
Glauberite
Glendonite
Gmelinite-Na
Goethite
Gold (native)
Golden Beryl

Goosecreekite
Görgeyite
Gormanite
Goshenite (Beryl)
Graftonite
Grandidierite
Grandite (Garnet)
Greenlandite
Greenstone, Michigan
Grossular
Gypsum
Gyrolite

 

 

 

 

Hackmanite
Halite
Hambergite
Hanksite
Hardystonite
Hauerite
Haüyne
Heart Gems
Hedenbergite (incl.)
Heliodor (Beryl)
Helvine (incl.)

Helvine Group:
   Danalite
   Genthelvite
   Helvine (incl.)
   
Tugtupite
Helvite (incl.)
Hematite

Hemimorphite 
Henmilite
Herderite
 
Hessonite

Heulandite
Hexagonite 

Hibonite
Hiddenite
Hodgkinsonite
Högbomite
Hollandite (incl.)
Hopeite

Howlite
Hübnerite 
Humite

Hureaulite
Hyalite
Hyalophane
Hydroboracite
Hydrogrossular
Hydrohetaerolite
Hydroxylherderite
Hydrozincite
Hypersthene

 

 

 

 

Idocrase 
Ilmenite 
Ilvaite

Inderborite
Inderite
Indicolite

Indochinite
Inyoite
Iolite

Iridescent Garnet
Iron Octahedrite

 

 

 

 

Jadeite
Jamesonite (incl.)
Jenakite

Jeremejevite
Jet

Johachidolite
Johannsenite

Johnsenite-(Ce) (incl.) 
Julgoldite-(Fe2+)

 

 

 

 

Kaersutite
Kakortokite

Kaliborite
Kamacite
Kämmererite
Kaolinite (incl.) 

Katophorite
Kentbrooksite
Kernite
Kinoite
Kobellite 
Kolwezite

Korite
Kornerupine
Kovdorskite
Kröhnite
Kryzhanovskite
Kulanite

Kunzite
Kurchatovite
Kurnakovite
Kutnohorite
Kyanite
 

 

 

 

 

Labradorite
Lapis Lazuli
Larimar
Laumontite
Lawsonite
Lazulite
Lazurite

Leadhillite
Legrandite
Leifite
Lepidocrocite (incl.)
Lepidolite
Leucite 
Leucophanite

Leucophoenicite
Libyan Desert Glass
Liddicoatite 
Limonite
Linarite
Lithiopilite (incl.)
Lizardite 

Londonite
Lorenzenite
Ludlamite 
Ludwigite
Luxullianite
Luzonite

 

 

 

 

MacFallite (incl.)
Magnesio-Axinite
Magnesio-Riebeckite
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S
Magnesite
Magnetic Gems
Magnetite
Malachite
Mandarin Garnet
Manganadamite
Manganite
Manganoan Adamite
Manganotantalite

Mansfieldite
Marcasite
Marialite
Mariposite
Marmatite
Maw-sit-sit
Meionite
Melanite
Melanterite
Meliphanite
Mellite
Metallic Gems
Metamict Gems
Meta-Autunite

Meteorite (Pallasite)
Meyerhofferite
Mica
Microcline
Microlite
Milarite
Mimetite
Mohawkite
Moldavite
Molybdenite
Monazite
Montebrasite
Montgomeryite
Montmorillonite (incl.)

Moonstone
Mordenite

Morganite
Mosandrite 
Mottramite
Mtorodite
Mtorolite
Muscovite
Musgravite
 
Mushroom Tourmaline 
Myrickite 
Mystic Topaz

 

 

 

 

Nambulite 
Narsarsukite
Native Elements Gems:
   
Antimony (Sb)
   Arsenic (As)
   Bismuth (Bi)
   Copper (Cu)

Native Elements Gems:
   Diamond (C)
   Gold (Au)
   Platinum (Pt)
   Silver (Ag)
   Sulfur (S)
   
Tellurium (Te)

Natrolite
Natrosilite
Neotocite
Nepheline
Neptunite
Niccolite
Nickeline

Nifontovite
Niobite
Norbergite
Nuummite

 

 

 

 

Oakstone
Obsidian 
Oligoclase

Olivine
Olmiite

Opal
   Hyalite

Orpiment
Orthoclase
Osmium

 

 

 

 

Painite
Pallasite
Paramagnetic Gems
Pargasite
Parisite
Pectolite
Pentagonite
Periclase
Peridot
Perovskite
Petalite
Petedunnite
Petoskey Stone
Petschite
Pezzottaite

Phenakite (Phenacite)
Phlogopite
Phosgenite
Phosphophyllite
Phosphosiderite
Photochromic Gems
Piemontite
Piezoelectric Gems
Pinolite
Pinolith
Pirssonite
Plancheite
Platinum (native)
Pleonaste
Poisonous Gems

Poldervaartite
Pollucite
Polycrase-(Y)
Polylithionite (incl.)
Potassic-fluoro-hastingsite
Potassium Alum
Potosíite
Poudretteite
Povondraite
Powellite
Prase
Prasiolite
Prehnite
Priceite
Prismatine

Prosopite
Proustite
Psilomelane
Pulsite
Pumpellyite
Purpurite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyroelectric Gems
Pyromorphite
Pyrope
Pyrophyllite (incl.)
Pyroxmangite
Pyrrhotite

 

 

 

 

Quartz Family:
   
Agate
   Amethyst
   Ametrine
   Bloodstone
   Carnelian
   Chalcedony
   Chrome Chalcedony
   Chrysoprase
   Citrine
   Cristobalite
   
Prase
   Prasiolite

Quartz Family (cont.):
   Quartz
   Rose Quartz
   Smoky Quartz
Inclusions in Quartz:
   Actinolite (incl.)
   Ajoite (incl.)
   
Ankangite (incl.)
   Bismuthinite (incl.)
   
Boulangerite (incl.)
   Brochantite (incl.)
   Cacoxenite (incl.)
   Celadonite (incl.)

Inclusions in Quartz (cont.):
   Cervantite (incl.)
   Chlorite (incl.)
   Cleavelandite (incl.)
   Connellite (incl.)
   Cookeite (incl)
   Dendrites (incl.)
   Gilalite (incl.)
   Hedenbergite (incl.)
   Helvine (incl.)
   Hollandite (incl.)
   Jamesonite (incl.)
   Johnsenite-(Ce) (incl.)

Inclusions in Quartz (cont.):
   Kaolinite (incl.)
   Lepidocrocite (incl.)

   
Lithiophilite (incl.)
   Lizardite (incl.)
   MacFallite (incl.)
   Marcasite (incl.)
   Montmorillonite (incl.)
   Piemontite (incl.)
   Prase (incl.)
   Pyrophyllite (incl.)
   Rutile (incl.)
   Tourmaline (incl.)

 

 

 

 

Radioactive Gems
Rainbow Calsilica
Rainbow Garnet
Rare Earth Elements (REE)
Realgar
Red Beryl (Bixbite)

Reidite

Rémondite
Renierite

Rhodizite
Rhodochrosite 
Rhodolite
Rhodonite
Rhyolite

Richterite
Rockbridgeite

Rodingite
Roeblingite
Romanèchite
Rosasite
Roselite 

Rose Quartz
Rosolite

Rossmanite
Rubellite
Ruby
Ruby Trapiche
Rutile

 

 

 

 

Sadanagaite
Sahara Nuummite
Salammoniac
Samarskite-(Y)
Sanidine
Sapphire
Sapphire Trapiche
Sapphirine
Sarcopside
Scapolite Group:
   Marialite
   Meionite
   
Petschite
   Wernerite
Schalenblende
Scheelite
Scheuchzerite
Schlossmacherite
Schorl
Scolecite
Scorodite
Scorzalite

Searlesite
Selenite
Sellaite
Sénarmontite
Sérandite
Seraphinite
Serendibite
Serpentine Group:
   Antigorite
   Antigorite, Chromian
Shattuckite
Shomiokite
Shortite
Siberite
Siderite
Sillimanite
Silver (native)
Simpsonite
Sinhalite
Sklodowskite

Skutterudite

Smaragdite

Smithsonite 
Smoky Quartz
Sodalite
Sodalite Group

Soddyite
Sogdianite 
Sperrylite
Spessartine
Sphalerite 
Sphene (Titanite)
Spherocobaltite 
Spinel
Spodumene
Spodumene varieties:
   Hiddenite
   Kunzite
   Triphane
Spurrite
Srilankite
Staurolite
Steacyite
Stellerite

Stephanite
Stibiotantalite
 
Stibnite
Stichtite
Stilbite
Stolzite
Strüverite
Sturmanite
Sugilite
Sulphohalite
Sulfur (Sulphur)
Sulvanite
Sunstone
Suolunite
Sursassite
Sussexite
Svabite 
Synchysite-(Y)
Syngenite
Szaibelyite

 

 

 

 

Taaffeite
Takovite
Talc
Tantalite-(Fe)
Tantalite-(Mn)
Tanzanite
Tanzanite, Chrome
Taranakite
Tarbuttite
Tarnowitzite
Tashmarine
Tektites:
   Indochinite
   Libyan Desert Glass
   Moldavite
   Pallasite
   Other Tektites
Tellurium (native)

Tenebrescent Gems
Tenorite
Tephroite
Tetrahedrite
Thalfenisite
Thaumasite
Thénardite
Thomsonite
Thorianite
Thorite
Thulite
Tilasite
Tilleyite
Tinaksite
Tincalconite
Tinzenite
Titanite (Sphene)
Titanite, Chromian

Topaz
   Mystic Topaz
Topazolite
Tourmaline Group:
   Achroite (colorless)
   Dravite
   Elbaite
   Indicolite (blue)
   Liddicoatite
   Mushroom Tourmaline
   Povondraite
   Rossmanite
   Rubellite (pink to red)
   Schorl (black)
   Siberite (lavender)
   Tsilaisite
   USA Tourmaline
   
Uvite

Trapiche Gems
Tremolite
Tremolite, Chrome
Triboluminescent Gems
Triphylite
Triplite
Trolleite (incl.)
Trona
Troostite
Tsavorite
Tschermakite
Tsilaisite
Tsumoite
Tugtupite
Turquoise

 

 

 

 

Ulexite
Ullmannite
Unakite
Unusual gem categories:
   Anisotropic Gems
   
Black Gems
   Diamagnetic Gems
   Fluorescent Gems 

Unusual gem categories:
   Magnetic Gems
   Metallic Gems
   Metamict Gems
   Paramagnetic Gems
   Photochromic Gems
   Piezoelectric Gems
   Poisonous Gems

Unusual gem categories:
   Pyroelectric Gems

   Radioactive Gems
   Rare Earth Elements Gems
   Tenebrescent Gems
   Triboluminescent Gems
   Water Soluble Gems

Ussingite
Uvarovite
Uvite

 

 

 

 

Valencianite
Valleriite
Vanadinite
Vandenbrandeite

Variquoise
Variscite
Väyrynenite
Verdite

Vesuvianite
Vesuvianite Group
Veszelyite
Villiaumite

Violane
Viridine

Vivianite
Vlasovite
Volkonskoite

 

 

 

 

Wardite
Water Soluble Gems
Wavellite
Weloganite 
Wendwilsonite

Wernerite 
Whewellite
Willemite 
Williamsite
Wilsonite

Wiluite
Witherite
Wolframite

Wollastonite
Wonderstone

Woodhouseite
Wulfenite 
Wurtzite

 

 

 

 

Xenotime
Xonotlite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yttrocrasite-(Y)
Yttrofluorite 
Yugawaralite

Yuksporite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zektzerite 
Zeolite Group:
   
Analcime 
   Barrerite
   
Chabazite
   Epistilbite
   Gmelinite-Na

Zeolite Group (cont.):
   Goosecreekite
   Heulandite
   Laumontite
   Leucite
   Mordenite
   Natrolite

Zeolite Group (cont.):
   Pollucite
   Scolecite
   Stellerite
   Stilbite
   Thomsonite
   Yugawaralite

Zincite 
Zircon
Zoisite 
Zunyite
Zwieselite

 


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