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African Gems (NMNH G10160, G10162, G10182)::11031104

African Gems

Demantoid (NMNH G11479)::12960612

Andradite (var. demantoid)

Demantoid (NMNH G11480)::12960611

Andradite (var. demantoid)

Beryl (var. aquamarine) (NMNH G11466)::13085266

Beryl (var. aquamarine)

Beryl (var. green beryl) (NMNH G11467)::12960583

Beryl (var. green beryl)

Bustee (USNM 5622)::1000943

Bustee

Calcite (NMNH 166935)::10246489

Calcite with duftite

Campo del Cielo (5614)::10246211

Campo del Cielo iron meteorite

Cavansite (NMNH R19349)::1000982

Cavansite with stilbite and calcite

Cordierite (NMNH G10393)::11029393

Cordierite (var. iolite)

Cordierite (NMNH G11434)::12960596

Cordierite (var. iolite)

D'Orbigny (USNM 7069)::1001051

D'Orbigny

Demantoid bracelet (NMNH G10587)::12960578

Demantoid Bracelet

Descloizite (NMNH C7001)::10246437

Descloizite in dolomite

Intarsia Box (NMNH G10042)::10246124

Dragonfly Box

Esquel (USNM 6474)::10246215

Esquel pallasite

Fluorite gemstones::10246109

Fluorites

Hoba (USNM 6506)::1001023

Hoba

Hoba (2618)::10246248

Hoba

Hope Diamond (NMNH G3551)::15324891

Hope Diamond

Jeremejevite (NMNH G11435)::12960607

Jeremejevite

NMNH 143996::1000828

Ludlockite with smithsonite

NMNH C5549::1000971

Malachite with azurite

Malachite with cuprite, quartz, and azurite (NMNH B14193)::1000970

Malachite with cuprite, quartz, and azurite

Mesolite (NMNH 146882)::10246491

Mesolite

Phosgenite (NMNH G11637)::13069361

Phosgenite

Quartz (NMNH G9985)::10246570

Quartz (var. dendritic agate)

Rhodochrosite (NMNH C7113)::10246348

Rhodochrosite

Shergotty (USNM 321-1)::1001118

Shergotty

NMNH 137559::1000901

Smithsonite

NMNH 170827::1000973

Spessartine

Tennantite (NMNH R8534)::11194484

Tennantite

Group of Gems (NMNH G3548, G8817, G4941, G8456)::10246120

Unusual Gems

Wulfenite (NMNH 166974)::10246396

Wulfenite