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Gems(36)
Minerals(10)
Meteorites(3)

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Fluorapatite (NMNH G10091)::10447687

Apatite

Group of Morganites::10245600

Beryl ( var. morganite)

Beryl (var. emerald) (NMNH G11620)::13069321

Beryl (var. emerald)

Beryl (var. green beryl) (NMNH G11468)::12960588

Beryl (var. green beryl)

NMNH 162535::1000820

Betafite

Bismarck Sapphire Necklace (NMNH G4753)::15324901

Bismarck Sapphire Necklace

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

Corundum (var. padparadscha sapphire) (NMNH G10235)::13594467

Corundum (var. padparadscha sapphire)

NMNH R7701-00::10956941

Corundum (var. ruby)

Sapphire (NMNH G11495)::12960619

Corundum (var. sapphire)

Corundum (var. sapphire) (NMNH G11611)::12960582

Corundum (var. sapphire)

Group of sapphires::15324911

Corundum (var. sapphire)

Danburite (NMNH G11410-00)::10960916

Danburite

Danburite (NMNH G10666-00)::10479969

Danburite

Elbaite (NMNH R6712)::10246506

Elbaite

Group of elbaite gems::15324912

Elbaites

Ensisheim (USNM 798)::1000946

Ensisheim

Imperial jadeitite (NMNH G2179)::10246131

Jadeite

NMNH R6628::1000860

Jadeitite

Jeremejevite (NMNH G10685-00)::10960534

Jeremejevite

Juvinas (USNM 6334)::1001065

Juvinas

Zoned liddicoatite slice (NMNH B19178)::10246010

Liddicoatite

NMNH 112676, slice 1::1000882

Liddicoatite slices

Orthoclase Moonstone (NMNH G8821)::10246095

Moonstone

Quartz (NMNH B5473)::10246591

Orbicular agate

Orgueil (USNM 388)::1001075

Orgueil meteorite

Orthoclase (NMNH G3878)::10246115

Orthoclase

Group of peridots::15324910

Peridot gemstones

Petalite (NMNH G10674-00)::10960516

Petalite

Poudretteite (NMNH G10528)::11030988

Poudretteite

Pyromorphite (NMNH 146262)::10246368

Pyromorphite

Quartz with diopside (NMNH G10662-00)::10958527

Quartz

Quartz (var. amethyst) (NMNH G10557-00)::10958487

Quartz (var. amethyst)

Quartz with Siderite (NMNH C2022)::10246333

Quartz on siderite

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