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Gems(27)
Minerals(7)
Rock & Ore Collections(4)
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Bellsbank (USNM 2162-2)::1000811

Bellsbank

Bismarck Sapphire Necklace (NMNH G4753)::15324901

Bismarck Sapphire Necklace

Blue Heart Diamond Ring (NMNH G4873)::11201629

Blue Heart Diamond

Burmese Ruby Bracelet (NMNH G5020)::15324897

Burmese Ruby Bracelet

Carmen Lúcia Ruby (NMNH G10320-00)::10479603

Carmen Lúcia Ruby

Group of Cat's Eyes (NMNH G3248, G3924, G5700, G3119, G3786, G2161, G3301)::10245790

Cat's Eyes

NMNH R7701-00::10956941

Corundum (var. ruby)

Group of sapphires::15324911

Corundum (var. sapphire)

Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace (NMNH G10592)::15324888

Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace

Danburite (NMNH G10666-00)::10479969

Danburite

Diamond (NMNH 120956) [AUTO]::10956765

Diamond in kimberlite

NMNH 110584::1000863

Eclogite

NMNH 110586::1000864

Eclogite

Fluorite gemstones::10246109

Fluorites

Garnet peridotite (NMNH 1150598)::1000874

Garnet peridotite

NMNH 110598::1000875

Garnet peridotite

NMNH 173459::1000866

Hematite with quartz

Imperial jadeitite (NMNH G2179)::10246131

Jadeite

NMNH R6628::1000860

Jadeitite

Kimberley Diamond (NMNH G11739)::16615006

Kimberley Diamond

Marquise Diamond Ring (NMNH G4220)::11201633

Marquise Diamond Ring

Orthoclase Moonstone (NMNH G8821)::10246095

Moonstone

Oppenheimer Diamond (NMNH 117538)::15324900

Oppenheimer Diamond

Pearson Diamond (NMNH G7114-00)::10956733

Pearson Diamond

Group of peridots::15324910

Peridot gemstones

Petalite (NMNH G10674-00)::10960516

Petalite

Portuguese Diamond (NMNH G3898)::15324902

Portuguese Diamond

Poudretteite (NMNH G10528)::11030988

Poudretteite

Amethyst (NMNH G11610)::11942306

Quartz (var. amethyst)

Rhodochrosite (NMNH 144191)::10246350

Rhodochrosite

Ruby and diamond brooch (NMNH G11630)::13069322

Ruby and Diamond Brooch

Scapolite (NMNH G10553)::13594459

Scapolite

Shepard Diamond (NMNH G3406)::10245400

Shepard Diamond

Spinel Bracelet (NMNH G8832)::10246020

Spinel Bracelet

Spinel gemstones (NMNH G2165, G3685, G2166)::10957088

Spinels

Star of Asia (NMNH G3688)::15324894

Star of Asia

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