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Gemstones to Minerals, Minerals to Gemstones

Gemstones to Minerals

GemstoneMineralGemstoneMineral
AchroiteTourmalineJasperChalcedony
AgateChalcedonyKunziteSpodumene
AlexandriteChrysoberylLapis LazuliLazurite
AmazoniteMicrocline FeldsparMalachiteMalachite
AmberAmberMandarin GarnetSpessartine
AmethystQuartzMoonstoneOrthoclase, Plagioclase, Albite, Microcline Feldspars
AmetrineQuartzMorganiteBeryl
AndalusiteAndalusiteMorionQuartz
ApatiteApatiteOnyxChalcedony
AquamarineBerylOpalOpal
AventurineChalcedonyPeridotOlivine
BenitoiteBenitoitePleonastSpinel
BerylBerylQuartzQuartz
BixbiteBerylRhodochrositeRhodochrosite
BloodstoneChalcedonyRhodoliteAlmandine-Pyrope Garnet
BrazilianiteBrazilianiteRubelliteTourmaline
CairngormQuartzRubicelleSpinel
CarnelianChalcedonyRubyCorundum
Chrome DiopsideDiopsideSapphireCorundum
ChrysoberylChrysoberylSardChalcedony
ChrysoliteOlivineScapoliteScapolite
ChrysopraseChalcedonySchorlTourmaline
CitrineQuartzSinhaliteSinhalite
CordieriteCordieriteSodaliteSodalite
Demantoid GarnetAndraditeSpinelSpinel
DiamondDiamondSugiliteSugilite
DichroiteCordieriteSunstoneOligoclase Feldspar
DraviteTourmalineTaaffeiteTaaffeite
EmeraldBerylTanzaniteZoisite
GarnetPyrope, Almandine, Andradite, Spessartine, Grossularite, UvaroviteTitaniteSphene
GosheniteBerylTopazTopaz
HeliodoreBerylTourmalineTourmaline
HeliotropeChalcedonyTsavorite GarnetGrossularite
HessoniteGrossulariteTurquoiseTurquoise
HiddeniteSpodumeneUvaroviteUvarovite
Indigolite/IndicoliteTourmalineVerdeliteTourmaline
IoliteCordieriteViolanDiopside
JadeNephrite or JadeiteZirconZircon

Minerals to Gemstones

MineralGemstoneMineralGemstone
AlbiteMoonstoneOlivineChrysolite, Peridot
AlmandineGarnetOpalOpal
Almandine-Pyrope GarnetRhodoliteOrthoclase FeldsparMoonstone
AmberAmberPlagioclase FeldsparMoonstone
AndalusiteAndalusitePyropeGarnet
AndraditeDemantoid GarnetQuartzAmethyst, Ametrine, Cairngorm, Citrine, Morion
ApatiteApatiteRhodochrositeRhodochrosite
BenitoiteBenitoiteScapoliteScapolite
BerylAquamarine, Beryl, Bixbite, Emerald, Goshenite, Heliodore, MorganiteSinhaliteSinhalite
BrazilianiteBrazilianiteSodaliteSodalite
ChalcedonyAgate, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Chrysoprase, Heliotrope, Jasper, Onyx, SardSpessartineMandarin Garnet
ChrysoberylAlexandrite, ChrysoberylSpheneTitanite
CordieriteCordierite, Dichroite, IoliteSpinelPleonast, Rubicelle
CorundumRuby, SapphireSpodumeneHiddenite, Kunzite
DiamondDiamondSugiliteSugilite
DiopsideChrome Diopside, ViolanTaaffeiteTaaffeite
GrossulariteHessonite, Tsavorite GarnetTopazTopaz
JadeiteJadeTourmalineAchroite, Dravite, Indigolite/Indicolite, Rubellite, Schorl, Verdelite
LazuriteLapis LazuliTurquoiseTurquoise
MalachiteMalachiteUvaroviteGarnet, Uvarovite
Microcline FeldsparAmazonite, MoonstoneZirconZircon
NephriteJadeZoisiteTanzanite
Oligoclase FeldsparSunstone

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