Gemmology | Classification | Alphabetic list of gemstones

The mineral species are denoted using a square bullet; the varieties or names bear a reference to the valid species/variety.

Spinel

Topaz

Indicolite

Chromian diopside

Achroite — see elbaite

Actinolite

Afghanite

Agate — see quartz, chalcedony

Albite

Alexandrite — see chrysoberyl

Almandine

Amazonite — see microcline

Amblygonite

Amethyst — see quartz

Ametrine — see quartz

Andalusite

Andesine — see albite

Andradite

Angelite — see anhydrite

Anhydrite

Anorthite

Anorthite-albite series — see anorthite

Antigorite

Aquamarine — see beryl

Aragonite

Aventurine — see quartz

Binghamite — see quartz, chalcedony

Bloodstone — see quartz, chalcedony

Bowenite — see antigorite

Brazilianite

Bytownite — see anorthite

Calcite

Carnelian — see quartz, chalcedony

Cerussite

Chalcedony — see quartz

Charoite

Chondrodite

Chrome-chalcedony — see quartz, chalcedony

Chromian diopside — see diopside

Chromian pyrope — see pyrope

Chromium-dravite

Chrysoberyl

Chrysoprase — see quartz, chalcedony

Citrine — see quartz

Cleiophane — see sphalerite

Clinohumite

Clinozoisite

Cobaltoan smithsonite — see smithsonite

Colour change garnet — see pyrope, pyrope-spessartine series

Cordierite

Corundum

Cymophane — see chrysoberyl

Danburite

Datolite

Demantoid — see andradite

Emerald — see beryl

Ferro-actinolite-tremolite series — see ferro-actinolite

Goshenite — see beryl

Grandidierite

Green beryl — see beryl

Grossular

Grossular-andradite series — see grossular

Grossular-hibschite series — see grossular

Hackmanite — see sodalite

Hambergite

Haüyne

Heliodor — see beryl

Hematite

Hemimorphite

Herderite

Hessonite — see grossular

Howlite

Hyacinth — see zircon

Indicolite — see elbaite

Indochinite — see quartz, tektite

Jadeite

Jasper — see quartz, chalcedony

Jeremejevite

Johachidolite

Kornerupine

Kunzite — see spodumene

Kyanite

Labradorite — see anorthite

Lapis lazuli — see haüyne, lazurite

Larimar — see pectolite

Lazulite

Lazurite — see haüyne

Leucite

Lizardite

Magnesite

Mahogany obsidian — see quartz, obsidian

Malachite

Malaia garnet — see pyrope, pyrope-spessartine series

Marble — see calcite

Marialite

Marialite-meionite series — see marialite

Melanite — see andradite

Microcline

Milky quartz — see quartz

Montebrasite

Moonstone — see orthoclase

Morganite — see beryl

Morion — see quartz, smoky quartz

Natrolite

Nephrite — see ferro-actinolite, ferro-actinolite-tremolite series

Nickeloan magnesite — see magnesite

Obsidian — see quartz

Oligoclase — see albite

Opal

Oregon sunstone — see anorthite, anorthite-albite series

Orlets — see rhodonite

Orthoclase

Pargasite

Pectolite

Peridot — see forsterite

Petalite

Petschite — see marialite, marialite-meionite series

Phenakite

Phosphosiderite

Pleonaste — see spinel

Pollucite

Prasiolite — see quartz

Prehnite

Psilomelane — see quartz, chalcedony

Pyrope

Pyrope-almandine series — see pyrope

Pyrope-spessartine series — see pyrope

Quartz

Rainbow moonstone — see anorthite, labradorite

Rainbow obsidian — see quartz, obsidian

Rhodochrosite

Rhodolite — see pyrope, pyrope-almandine series

Rhodonite

Rock crystal — see quartz

Rose quartz — see quartz

Rubellite — see elbaite

Ruby — see corundum

Rutile

Sanidine

Sapphire — see corundum

Serpentine jade — see antigorite

Sillimanite

Sinhalite

Smithsonite

Smoky quartz — see quartz

Snowflake obsidian — see quartz, obsidian

Sunstone — see albite, oligoclase

Tanzanite — see zoisite

Tektite — see quartz

Tiger’s eye — see quartz

Titanite

Topaz

Triplite

Tsavorite — see grossular

Verdelite — see elbaite

Vesuvianite

Vlasovite

Watermelon tourmaline — see elbaite

Zebra stone — see quartz

Zircon

Zoisite