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in my travels & research over the years.
Check back once in a while, as I plan to add more information regularly.
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This is a quick reference guide to stones that I have/had; some of this information is in your average rock book, but some is rather difficult to find. In most cases, I have simplified to a single mineral, rather than listing complex specimens of different minerals. If you know something I do not, please share! I've linked the categories to pages you might find interesting or useful, either on my site or with others.
(I take no responsibility for information found on other sites).
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Name...Country...Class...Hardness...Composition...Rarity...Fluorescence Aegirine...Africa...Silicates...Moh's 6... NaFe+++Si2O6 Agate, Ball...Madgascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~ Agate, Blue Lace...Namibia...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~location/type...LW greenish yellow Agate, Botswana...Botswana...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Agate, Coral...Madgascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~ Agate, Geode...Brazil/Mexico...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...x...LW orange or yellow Amazonite [Microcline Feldspar]...Madagascar/Brazil...Silicates...Moh's 6... KAlSi3O8 Amber...Dominican Republic...Fossil...Moh's 2 Amber, Copal...Madagascar...Fossil...Moh's 2 Amethyst...Zimbabwe/South Africa/DRC (Zaire)/Brazil...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Amethyst, Chevron...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Amethyst, Druzy Spirit...South Africa...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Amethyst, Enhydro...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...+ Amethyst, Rutil...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~ Ammonite, Calliphylloceras phylloceratina...Madagascar...Fossil Cephalopod: replacement...x...LW intense yellow Apatite...Madagascar...Phosphates...Moh's 5... Ca5(PO4)3(F,CL,OH) Aragonite...Namibia...Carbonates...Moh's 3.5... CaCO3...~location/color Aventurine, Blue [Quartz w/?]...India...Oxides/Silicates...Moh's 6/4... Aventurine, Cherry [Quartz w/Hematite]...South Africa...Oxides...Moh's 6... Aventurine, Green [Quartz w/Fushite Muscovite]...South Africa...Oxides/Silicates...Moh's 6... Azurite...Namibia...Carbonates...Moh's 3.5... Cu3++(CO3)2(OH)2 Azurite & Malachite...Arizona, USA...Carbonates...Moh's 3.5... Barite...South Africa...Sulfates...Moh's 3... BaSO4 Beryl, Aquamarine...Namibia/Madagascar...Silicates...Moh's 7.5... Be3Al2Si6O18 Beryl, Emerald...Madagascar/Brazil...Silicates...Moh's 8... Be3Al2Si6O18 Biotite...New York, USA...Silicates...Moh's 2.5... K(Mg,Fe++)3(Al,Fe+++)Si3O10(OH,F)2 Bloodstone...India...?...Moh's ... Bornite...Africa...Sulfides...Moh's 3... Cu5FeS4 Brachiopod...Morocco...Fossil Calcite...South Africa/Brazil...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3 Calcite, Blue...Madagascar/Mexico...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3 Calcite, Iceland Spar...Mexico...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3 Calcite, Golden...Namibia...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3 Calcite, Honey...Namibia...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3 Calcite, Lemon...Mexico...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3 Calcite, Mangano...South Africa...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3...x...LW intense orange Calcite on Manganese...South Africa...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3 Calcite, Scalehedron...South Africa...Carbonates...Moh's 3... CaCO3...x...LW orange Carnelian...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Carrolite...DRC (Zaire)...Sulfides...Moh's 5... Cu(Co,Ni)2S4...++ Celestite in Strontium...Madagascar...Sulfates...Moh's 3... SrSO4 Cerussite...Namibia...Carbonates...Moh's 3... PbCO3...x...?W Chalcedony, Blue...Africa...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Chalcedony, Green...Africa...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Chalcopyrite...Mexico...Sulfides...Moh's 4... CuFeS2 Chrysocolla...DRC (Zaire)/Arizona, USA...Silicates...Moh's 2.5... (Cu++Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4.nH2O Chrysocolla, Silica...DRC (Zaire)...Silicates...Moh's 3... (Cu++Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4.nH2O...+ Chrysoprase...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Chrysoprase, Lemon/Magnesite, Lime...Zimbabwe...Carbonates...Moh's 4... Chrysotile & Serpentine...Madagascar...Silicates/Igneous...Moh's 2.5... Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 Citrine...DRC (Zaire)/Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~natural Copper...DRC (Zaire)...Elemental...Moh's 4.5...Cu Copralite [Limonite after Iron]...Washington, USA...Hydroxides...Moh's 5... FeO(OH).nH2O Cornetite...Michigan, USA...Phosphates...Moh's 2.5... Cu3[(OH)3PO4]...++ Corundum, Ruby...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 9... Al2O3...x...LW magenta Corundum, Sapphire...South Africa...Oxides...Moh's 9... Al2O3...++Recordkeeper...LW intense orange Crinoid...Ohio, USA...Fossil Dioptase...Namibia...Silicates...Moh's 5... CuSiO2(OH)2 Epidote...South Africa...Silicates...Moh's 7... Ca2(Fe+++Al)3(SiO4)3(OH) Ettringite...South Africa...Sulfates...Moh's 2... Ca6Al2[(OH)12(SO4)3].26H2O...++ Euclase...Zimbabwe...Silicates...Moh's 7.5... BeAl[(OH)SiO4]...++ Feldspar, Orthoclase...Madagascar...Silicates...Moh's 6... KAlSi3O8 Feldspar, Sunset...Madagascar...Silicates...Moh's 6... Fluorite, Green...Namibia/Illinois, USA...Halides...Moh's 4... CaF2...x...LW lavender Galena...Missouri, USA...Sulfides...Moh's 2.5...PbS Garnet, Almandine...Africa...Silicates...Moh's 6.5... Fe3++Al2(SiO4)3 Garnet, Andradite...South Africa...Silicates...Moh's 6.5... Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Garnet, Pyrope...India...Silicates...Moh's 7... Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 Gaudefroyite...Africa...Carbonates...Moh's 6... Ca4Mn+++3-x(BO3)3(CO3)(O,OH)3...+++ Goethite...South Africa...Hydroxides...Moh's 5... -Fe+++O(OH) Hausmannite...South Africa...Oxides...Moh's 5.5... Mn++Mn2+++O4...+ Hematite...South Africa...Oxides...Moh's 5... -Fe2O3...+natural/type Howlite...Africa... ...Moh's 3...Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 HydroxyApophyllite, Cubic...South Africa...Silicates...Moh's 5... KCa4Si8O20(OH,F).8(H2O)... ++...LW violet Iolite...Madagascar...?...Moh's ... Jasper, Butter Jade...South Africa...Silicates...Moh's 7... SiO2 Jasper, Ocean...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Jasper, Picture Biggs...Arizona, USA...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Jasper, Picturestone...Namibia...Oxides...Moh's 7.5... SiO2 Jasper, Picture Wild Horse...Oregon, USA...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Kutnohorite...South Africa...Carbonates...Moh's 3.5... Ca(Mn++MgFe)(CO3)2...+ Kyanite...Zimbabwe/Brazil...Silicates...Moh's 5/7... Al2SiO5 Labradorite [Plagioclase Feldspar]...Madagascar...Silicates...Moh's 6... (NACa)Al1-2Si3-2O8 Lapis...Afganistan...Composite...Moh's 5.5...Lazurite, Sodalite, Pyrite & Calcite Lepidolite...Zimbabwe/Brazil/CA, USA...Silicates...Moh's 3... K(LiAl)3(SiAl)4O10(FOH)2...x...LW lavender Lepidolite w/Rubellite...CA, USA...Silicates...Moh's 3/7... K(LiAl)3(SiAl)4O10(FOH)2 Malachite...DRC (Zaire)...Carbonates...Moh's 3.5... Cu2++(CO)3(OH)2 Malachite, Silky...DRC (Zaire)...Carbonates...Moh's 3.5... Cu2++(CO)3(OH)2...+ Malachite, Stalactite...DRC (Zaire)...Carbonates...Moh's 3.5... Cu2++(CO)3(OH)2...+ Muscovite, Fushite...Brazil...Silicates...Moh's 4... KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OHF)2 Muscovite, Mica...Africa/Guatemala...Silicates...Moh's 2.5... KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OHF)2 Nautilus...Madgascar...Fossil Cephalopod...~...LW yellow Opal...Mexico...Oxides...Moh's 6... SiO2.nH2O Opalite...Peru...?...Moh's ... Petrified Wood, Poducarpus sp....Madagascar...Fossil 70-100 million years old: replacement...x...LW orange Petrified Wood...West Virginia, USA...Fossil: casting...++ Petrified Wood...Arizona, USA...Fossil: replacement Pharoh Stone...Zimbabwe...Composite...Moh's 6...Basalt & Pyrite Pietersite...Namibia...Silicates/Oxides?...Moh's... ...++ Poldervaartite...South Africa...Silicates...Moh's 5... (Ca,Mn++)2SiO3(OH)2...+++...?W intense Prehnite, Green...Namibia...Silicates...Moh's 6... Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2...+ Prehnite, Blue...South Africa...Silicates...Moh's 6... Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2...++ Pyrite...South Africa...Sulfides...Moh's 6... FeS2 Quartz...Madagascar...Silicates...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, Lavender...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, Asteriated (Star) Rose...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...+ Quartz, Druzy Spirit...South Africa...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, Enhydro...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~ Quartz, Rose...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, Rutile...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, Smokey...Madagascar/DRC (Zaire)...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, Tourmalinated...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, w/Aluminum...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~ Quartz, w/Hematite...South Africa...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Quartz, w/Hollandite Stars...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...++ Quartz, w/Lepidochrosite & Titanium...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2...~ Quartz, w/Phantoms...Madagascar...Oxides...Moh's 7... SiO2 Rhodochrosite...South Africa...Carbonates...Moh's 4... MnCO3...~ Rhodonite...Madagascar...Silicates...Moh's 5.5... (Mn++Fe++MgCa)SiO3 Selenite [Gypsum]...Texas/Colorado, USA...Sulfates...Moh's 2... CaSO4.2H2O...x...LS greenish-yellow Septarian Concretation...Madagascar/Utah, USA...Sedimentary Composite...Moh's 7(3)...w/Calcite & Aragonite...x...LW intense yellow Serpentine, Leopardstone...Zimbabwe...Igneous Smithsonite...Namibia...Carbonates...Moh's 4... ZnCO3 Sodalite...Namibia/Brazil...Silicates...Moh's 6... Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 Sphaerocobaltite...DRC (Zaire)...Carbonates...Moh's 4... Co(CO3)...+ Sugilite...South Africa...Silicates...Moh's 6... Na3Kli2(Fe+++Mn+++Al)2(Si12O30)...~ Tektite...Thailand...Meteorite: Glass Tigereye(Pseudocrocidolite, a Riebeckite pseudomorph)...South Africa...?...Moh's... Tiger Iron...South Africa...Composite...Moh's 6...Tiger eye, Red Jasper & Hematite Tourmaline, Schorl...Namibia/Brazil...Silicates...Moh's 7... Na(MgFeLiMnAl)3(Al6(BO3)3Si6.O18(OHF)4 Turquoise, African [Turquoise/Chrysocolla]...South Africa...Phosphates/Silicates...Moh's 5/3... Ulexite...CA, USA...Borates...Moh's 2.5... NaCaB5O6(OH)6.5H2O Unakite...Zimbabwe/South Africa...Silicate Composite...Moh's 6...Feldspar & Epidote Vanadinite...Morocco...Vanadates/Sulfates...Moh's 3... Pb5(VO4)3Cl Verdite...Zimbabwe...?...Moh's ... Wulfenite...Namibia...Molybdates...Moh's 3... PbMoO4 Zoisite, Anyolite w/Ruby...South Africa...Silicates/Oxides...Moh's 6.5/9... Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)/Al2O3 |
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