A-Z Gems & Minerals w/ Images

[Spotty01]

(White) howlite

It's a very porous stone that is frequently dyed to imitate other stones, most commonly turquoise because they both have that veining through them.

 

[SusanLR]

First post didn't display photo: Garnet

 

[ZebraAutismo]

Are you using Google to find images? If so, then you click on "view original image" for the one you want to add and copy the URL from the page that comes up. And voila!

At least that's what works for me.

Thanks that's helpful.

 

[Butterfly88]

Halloysite

 

[SusanLR]

Inyoite

 

[Spotty01]

Jacinth, a red-orange variety of zircon.

 

[Spotty01]

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It looks like cherry Jell-O IMO. I doubt it tastes like it though.

 

[SusanLR]

kyanite

 

[Spotty01]

Larimar

 

[SusanLR]

Morganite

 

[Spotty01]

Nephrite jade

 

[SusanLR]

Onyx. Love these as worry stones.

 

[Butterfly88]

quartz

 

[Spotty01]

Rhodochrosite

 

[SusanLR]

Scheelite

 

[SusanLR]

Titanium crystals- Lets do this!

 

[Spotty01]

Titanium crystals- Lets do this!

I have a small piece of titanium aura quartz (same thing, just a different name). It's very pretty.

Unakite

 

[Butterfly88]

Variscite

 

[SusanLR]

Wonderstone Rhyolite

 

[Spotty01]

Xenotime, a phosphate mineral that tends to contain trace amounts of arsenic. You don't have to know exactly what arsenic is to know that it's poisonous.