- Minerals A - B C - F G - L M - Q R - Z
- Artificial and lab created
- Organic
- Rocks
- Chatoyant gems
- References
{{short description|Wikimedia list article}}{{refimprove|date=January 2019}}This is a list of gemstones, organized by species and type. MineralsThere are over 300 types of minerals that have been used as gemstones. These include: A - B{{columns
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|col1 =- Actinolite
- Adamite
- Aegerine
- Afghanite
- Agate
- Iris Agate (Iridescent var.)
- Onyx (var.)
- Sardonyx (var.)
- Agrellite
- Albite
- Alunite
- Amblygonite
- Ametrine
- Amethyst
- Analcime
- Anatase
- Andalusite
- Andesine
- Anglesite
- Anhydrite
|col2 =- Annabergite
- Antigorite
- Aquamarine
- Apophyllite
- Apatite
- Aragonite
- Arfvedsonite
- Astrophyllite
- Atacamite
- Austinite
- Axinite group:
- Ferroaxinite
- Magnesioaxinite
- Manganaxinite
- Tinzenite
- Azurite
- Baryte
- Bastnaesite
- Bayldonite
- Benitoite
|col3 =- Beryl subgroup:
- Aquamarine
- Bixbite
- Emerald
- Goshenite
- Golden beryl
- Heliodor
- Morganite
- Beryllonite
- Beudantite
- Biotite
- Boleite
- Boracite
- Bornite
- Bowenite
- Brazilianite
- Bronzite
- Brookite
- Brucite
- Bustamite
- Bytownite
}}C - F{{columns
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|col1 =- Calcite
- Caledonite
- Cancrinite
- Carletonite
- Carnallite
- Carnelian
- Cassiterite
- Cavansite
- Celestite (celestine)
- Cerussite
- Chabazite
- Chalcopyrite
- Chambersite
- Charlesite
- Charoite
- Childrenite
- Chloromelanite (jadeite)
- Chondrodite
- Chrysoberyl
- Alexandrite (var.)
- Cymophane
- Chromite
- Chrysocolla
- Chrysoprase
- Chrysotile
- Cinnabar
- Citrine
|col2 =- Clinochlore
- Clinohumite
- Clinozoisite
- Clintonite
- Cordierite
- Corundum
- Ruby (var.)
- Sapphire (var.)
- Covellite
- Creedite
- Cryolite
- Cuprite
- Danburite
- Datolite
- Diamond
- Diaspore
- Diopside
- Dioptase
- Dolomite
- Dravite
- Dumortierite
- Elbaite
- Emerald
- Enstatite
|col3 =- Eosphorite
- Epidote
- Erythrite
- Esperite
- Ettringite
- Eudialyte
- Fayalite
- Ferroaxinite
- Feldspar subgroup:
- Andesine
- Albite
- Anorthite
- Anorthoclase
- Amazonite
- Bytownite
- Celsian
- Labradorite
- Microcline
- Moonstone
- Orthoclase
- Sanidine
- Sunstone
- Fluorapatite
- Fluorapophyllite
- Fluorite
- Forsterite
}}G - L{{columns
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|col1 =- Gahnite
- Garnet group:
- Pyralspite
- Almandine
- Pyrope
- Chrome Pyrope (var.)
- Spessartine
- Mandarin Garnet (Fanta Stone)
- Ugrandite
- Andradite
- Demantoid
- Melanite
- Topazolite
- Grossular
- Hessonite (Cinnamon Stone)
- Hydrogrossular (Hibschite)
- Transvaal Jade (var.)
- Tsavorite
- (Merelani) Mint Garnet
- Uvarovite
- Almandine-Pyrope
- Rhodolite
- Andradite-Grossular
- Grandite (Mali Garnet)
- Pyrope-Almandine-Spessartine
- Malaia Garnet (Malaya Garnet)
- Pyrope-Spessartine
- Umbalite
- Gaspeite
|col2 =- Gaylussite
- Gibbsite
- Glaucophane
- Goethite
- Goosecreekite
- Grandidierite
- Gypsum
- Gyrolite
- Hackmanite
- Halite
- Hambergite
- Hanksite
- Hardystonite
- Hauyne
- Hematite
- Hemimorphite
- Herderite
- Hexagonite
- Hibonite
- Hiddenite
- Hodgkinsonite
- Howlite
- Humite
- Hypersthene
- Iolite
- Jade
- Jasper
|col3 =- Jeremejevite
- Kainite
- Kornerupine
- Kunzite
- Kutnohorite
- Kurnakovite
- Kyanite
- Langbeinite
- Lapis Lazuli
- Larimar
- Lawsonite
- Lazurite
- Legrandite
- Lepidolite
- Leucite
- Leucophanite
- Linarite
- Lizardite
- Londonite
- Ludlamite
}}M - Q{{columns
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|col1 =- Magnesite
- Malachite
- Marialite-Meionite
- Mimetite
- Moissanite
- Moonstone
- Adularia (var.)
- Rainbow (var.)
- Mottramite
- Muscovite
- Musgravite
- Narsarsukite
- Natrolite
- Nepheline
- Neptunite
- Nickeline
- Nuummite
- Opal
- Painite
- Papagoite
- Pargasite
- Pectolite
|col2 =- Peridot
- Periclase
- Petalite (castorite)
- Pezzottaite
- Phenakite
- Phlogopite
- Phosgenite
- Piemontite
- Pietersite
- Plumbogummite
- Pollucite
- Polyhalite
- Poudretteite
- Prasiolite
- Prehnite
- Prismatine
- Proustite
- Pumpellyite
- Purpurite
- Pyrite
- Pyrargyrite
- Pyromorphite
- Pyrrhotite
|col3 =- Quartz
- Amethyst (var.)
- Ametrine (var.)
- Chalcedony (var.)
- Agate
- Iris Agate
- Onyx
- Sardonyx
- Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
- Carnelian
- Chrome Chalcedony
- Chrysoprase
- Dendritic Agate
- Moss Agate
- Fire agate (Iridescent var.)
- Jasper
- Petrified Wood
- Sard
- Citrine (var.)
- Druzy (var.)
- Flint (var.)
- Milky quartz (var.)
- Prasiolite (var.)
- Rose quartz (var.)
- Rock crystal (var.)
- Smoky quartz (var.)
}}R - Z{{columns
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|col1 =- Ruby
- Richterite
- Rose quartz
- Rhodizite
- Rhodochrosite
- Riebeckite
- Rosasite
- Rutile
- Sapphire
- Sard
- Sardonyx
- Scapolite
- Scheelite
- Schorl
- Scolecite
- Scorodite
- Selenite
- Sellaite
- Senarmontite
- Sérandite
- Seraphinite
- Serendibite
- Serpentine subgroup
- Antigorite
- Bowenite
- Chrysotile
- Lizardite
- Stichtite
- Shattuckite
- Shigaite
- Shortite
- Shungite
- Siderite
- Sillimanite
- Sinhalite
- Smithsonite
|col2 =- Sodalite
- Sperrylite
- Spessartite
- Spinel
- Spodumene
- Hiddenite (var.)
- Kunzite (var.)
- Triphane (var.)
- Stichtite
- Staurolite
- Sulfur
- Stolzite
- Sugilite
- Bustamite (var.)
- Richterite (var.)
- Sylvite
- Taaffeite
- Tantalite
- Thomsonite
- Thaumasite
- Tinaksite
- Titanite (sphene)
- Topaz
- Tourmaline subgroup:
- Achroite (var.)
- Canary (var.)
- Chrome (var.)
- Dravite
- Elbaite
- Fluor-liddicoatite
- Indicolite
- Olenite
- Paraiba (var.)
- Rossmanite
- Rubellite (var.)
|col3 =- Tremolite
- Tugtupite
- Turquoise
- Vanadinite
- Variscite
- Väyrynenite
- Vesuvianite (idocrase)
- Villiaumite
- Vlasovite
- Wavellite
- Weloganite
- Willemite
- Wulfenite
- Xonotlite
- Zektzerite
- Zeolites
- Analcite
- Apophyllite
- Chabazite
- Goosecreekite
- Natrolite
- Stellarite
- Thomsonite
- Zincite
- Zinnwaldite
- Zircon
- Zoisite
- Tanzanite (var.)
- Thulite (var.)
- Zultanite
}}Artificial and lab createdThere are a number of artificial and lab grown minerals used to produce gemstones. These include: {{columns
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|col1 =- Lab alexandrite
- Lab corundum
- Cubic zirconia
- Lab diamond
- Lab emerald
- Fordite
|col2 =- Moissanite
- Synthetic opal
- Rainbow Quartz
- Lab spinel
- Synthetic turquoise
- Trinitite
- Yttrium aluminium garnet
}}OrganicThere are a number of organic materials used as gems, including: - Amber
- Ammolite
- Bone
- Copal
- Coral
- Jet
- Nacre (Mother of pearl)
- Operculum
- Pearl
RocksSome rocks are used as gems, including: {{columns
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|col1 =- Anyolite
- Bauxite
- Bloodstone
- Eilat stone
- Epidosite
- Hawk's eye
- Helenite (artificial glass made from volcanic ash)
- Iddingsite
- Llanite
- Lapis lazuli
|col2 =- Libyan desert glass
- Maw sit sit
- Moldavite
- Obsidian
- Pallasite
- Peridotite (also known as olivinite)
- Soapstone (also known as steatite)
- Tactite
- Tiger's eye
- Unakite
}}Chatoyant gemsSome minerals made into gemstones may display a chatoyancy or cat's eye effect, these include:[1] {{columns
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|col1 =- Andalusite
- Aquamarine
- Apatite
- Beryl
- Beryllium
- Calcite
- Chrysoberyl
- Danburite
- Diaspore
- Enstatite
- Emerald
- Grandidierite
- Hawk Eye
- Heliodor
|col2 =- Hypersthene
- Iolite
- Kornerupine
- Kunzite
- Kyanite
- Moonstone
- Morganite
- Opal
- Peridot
- Peristerite (Albite variety)
- Pezzottaite
- Phenakite
- Prasiolite
|col3 =- Quartz
- Rhodonite
- Selenite
- Sunstone
- Serpentine
- Smoky Quartz
- Tanzanite
- Tiger's Eye
- Tourmaline
- Ulexite
- Zircon
}}References1. ^Walter Schumann, Gemstones of the World, 5th edition, 2013 {{ISBN|978-1454909538}}
- Terra Connoisseur - Gemstones Book, 3rd edition, 2017, by Vladyslav Yavorskyy {{ISBN|978-0692784990}}
- Gemstones of the World revised 5th edition, 2013 by Walter Schumann {{ISBN|978-1454909538}}
- Smithsonian Handbook: Gemstones by Cally Hall, 2nd ed. 2002 {{ISBN|978-0789489852}}
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