User:Miwasatoshi/List of gemstones and ornamental stones
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This is a list of minerals, mineraloids, and other materials used as gemstones and ornamental stones of various grades. This compilation includes rare collector's gems, which are sometimes unsuitable for use in jewelry due to softness, light and heat sensitivity, water solubility, or in rare cases, radioactivity.
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[edit] Minerals
- actinolite
- adamite
- amblygonite / montebrasite
- anapaite
- anatase
- andalusite
- anglesite
- anhydrite (angelite)
- apatite
- armenite
- axinite
- azurite
- bahianite
- barite
- bastnäsite
- bayldonite
- benitoite
- beryl
- aquamarine
- bixbite
- emerald
- golden beryl
- goshenite
- heliodor
- morganite
- beryllonite
- boracite
- brazilianite
- brookite
- brucite
- burbankite
- bustamite
- cancrinite
- carbon
- calcium carbonate
- carletonite
- cassiterite
- catapleite
- celestine
- ceruleite
- cerussite
- chambersite
- charoite
- childrenite
- chkalovite
- chondrodite
- chrysoberyl (alexandrite, cymophane)
- chrysocolla
- clinochlore (seraphinite)
- clinohumite
- clinozoisite
- cordierite (iolite, dichroite)
- corundum
- creedite
- crocoite
- cuprite
- danburite
- datolite
- diaspore
- diopside
- dioptase
- dolomite
- domeykite
- dumortierite
- durangite
- ekanite
- enstatite (chrome-enstatite)
- eosphorite
- epidote
- euclase
- eucryptite
- eudialyte
- euxenite
- feldspar
- fluorite (Blue John)
- friedelite
- gadolinite
- gahnite
- galena
- garnet
- almandine
- andradite
- grossularite
- hibschite (hydrogrossular)
- pyrope (rhodolite)
- spessartite
- uvarovite
- gaspeite
- genthelvite
- grandidierite
- gold
- gypsum
- alabaster (modern)
- halite
- hambergite
- hauynite
- hematite
- hemimorphite
- herderite
- hodgkinsonite
- howlite
- humite
- hypersthene
- jadeite (jade)
- astridite
- jeremejevite
- kaliborite
- kentbrooksite
- kinoite
- kornerupine
- kyanite
- lawsonite
- lazulite
- lazurite
- legrandite
- lepidolite
- leucite
- magnesite
- malachite
- manganotantalite
- meliphanite
- microlite
- monazite
- muscovite
- fuchsite
- mariposite
- pinite
- nambulite
- narsarsukite
- natrolite
- nepheline
- eleolite
- neptunite
- olivine
- dunilite
- fayalite
- forsterite
- painite
- papagoite
- parisite
- pectolite
- periclase
- petalite
- pezzottaite
- phenakite
- phosgenite
- phosphophyllite
- plancheite
- platinum
- poldervaartite
- pollucite
- powellite
- prehnite
- proustite
- pumpellyite
- pyrite
- pyroxmangite
- quartz
- agate
- actinolite quartz
- amethyst
- ametrine
- blue quartz
- chalcedony
- carnelian
- chrysoprase
- moukaite
- myrickite
- onyx
- prase
- sard
- citrine
- jasper
- milk quartz
- prasiolite
- rock crystal
- rose quartz
- ruby quartz
- rutilated quartz
- smoky quartz
- tiger's eye
- rhodizite
- rhodochrosite
- rhodonite
- richterite
- rutile
- samarskite
- sapphirine
- scapolite
- scheelite
- scolecite
- scorzalite
- sellaite
- sepiolite
- serpentine
- antigorite
- bowenite (tangawaite)
- retinalite
- sang-i-yashm
- williamsite
- bowenite (tangawaite)
- chrysotile
- lizardite
- antigorite
- shattuckite
- shortite
- siderite
- sillimanite
- silver
- simpsonite
- sinhalite
- smithsonite
- sodalite
- sphalerite
- spinel
- spodumene
- spurrite
- staurolite
- stibiotantalite
- stichtite
- strengite
- strontianite
- sugilite
- taaffeite
- talc
- thomsonite
- titanite (sphene)
- topaz
- tourmaline
- elbaite
- achroite
- indicolite
- rubellite
- verdelite
- watermelon tourmaline
- schorl
- uvite
- elbaite
- triphylite
- tugtupite
- turquoise
- ulexite
- ussingite
- variscite
- vayrynenite
- vesuvianite
- villiaumite (cyprine, idocrase)
- vlasovite
- xenotime
- weloganite
- whewellite
- willemite
- wilsonite
- wollastonite
- wulfenite
- zektzerite
- zincite
- zircon (hyacinth)
- zoisite
[edit] Inorganic mineraloids and rocks
- agalmatolite (pagodite)
- argillite
- astridite
- basalt
- basanite
- bauxite
- bowesite
- breccia
- canalize
- carmazul
- catlinite (pipestone)
- chloromelantite (kosmochlor jade)
- conglomerate
- cumberlandite
- daisy stone
- diorite
- geode
- gneiss
- goodletite (ruby rock)
- granite
- graphic granite
- Rapakivi granite
- unakite
- greenstone
- kakortokite
- kikkaseki
- lapis lazuli
- larvikite
- laterite
- limestone
- landscape marble
- marble
- ruin marble
- serpentinite
- Carrara marble
- Connemara marble
- Rosso di Levanto marble
- verde antique
- Yule marble
- mawsitsit
- migmatite
- obsidian
- opal
- pegmatite
- porphyry
- leonite
- nevadaite
- quartzite
- buddstone
- rhyolite
- llanoite
- sandstone
- saussurite
- schist
- septarium
- siltstone
- skarn
- slate
- soapstone
- tektite
- thunderegg
- travertine
- Mexican onyx
- onyx marble
- tuff
- yalakomite
[edit] Stones of organic origin
- amber
- ammolite
- coal
- copal
- coral
- black coral
- flame coral
- Petoskey stone
- ivory
- mellite
- nacre (mother of pearl)
- odontolite
- pearl
- petrified wood
- vegetable ivory
