GEM OR OTHER VARIETIES OF MINERALS

BERYL

• Emerald

• Aquamarine

• Morganite

• Heliodor

• Bixbite

• Maxixe, Goshenite

CORUNDUM

• Ruby

• Sapphire

QUARTZ

• Amethyst : Purple

• Citrine : Yellow

FELDSPAR

• Moonstone

• Amazonite or Amazonstone : microcline

• Labradorite

• Adularia : low temp orthoclase

GYPSUM

• Selenite

• Desert rose

• Alabaster

AMPHIBOLE

• Crocidolite : tiger’s eye

• Glaucophane : high pressure amp found in Blueschist facies

ALUMINOSILICATES

• Chiastolite : graphite inclusions found in Andalusite

• Fibrolite : silimanite

PYROXENE

• Kunzite

• Bronzite

• Diallage

• Hiddenite