swap_horiz Melanite Garnet Alternatives

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Pigeon Blood Ruby

Pigeon blood describes a prized red colour in ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum. The term is associated with...

Collector Red Myanmar Corundum

9.62 Brilliant

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Spessartite Garnet

Spessartite garnet is the manganese-aluminum member of the garnet group, with the chemical formula Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃. It typ...

Popular Vibrant Manganese Garnet

8.33 Great

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Yogo Sapphire

Yogo sapphires are blue corundum gemstones mined from deposits at Yogo Gulch in central Montana, United States. They are...

Blue American Collector Montana

8.27 Great

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Andradite Garnet

Andradite is a calcium-iron nesosilicate mineral species belonging to the garnet group. It forms in contact metamorphic...

Collector Rare High Dispersion Garnet

8.12 Great

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Zoisite

Zoisite is a calcium aluminum hydroxyl sorosilicate mineral belonging to the epidote group. It naturally occurs in a ran...

Collector Green Tanzania Silicate

8.05 Great

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Color Change Garnet

Color change garnet is a rare variety of the garnet mineral group that exhibits a distinct alteration in hue when transi...

Jewelry Rare Color Change Garnet

7.82 Good

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Tahitian Pearl

The Tahitian Pearl is a type of cultured pearl produced exclusively by the black-lipped oyster, scientifically known as...

Black Dark Jewelry Polynesian

7.82 Good

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Malaya Garnet

Malaya garnet is a trade name for a gem-quality garnet composed primarily of a pyrope-spessartite mineral mixture, sourc...

Collector Tanzania Garnet Pyrope Spessartite

7.82 Good

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Montana Sapphire

Montana Sapphire refers to the corundum gemstones mined from alluvial deposits and hard rock sites across the state of M...

American Collector Variety Blue Green

7.82 Good

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Indicolite

Indicolite is the name commonly applied to blue or blue-green specimens of elbaite, a mineral in the tourmaline group. I...

Blue Collector Vibrant Rare

7.76 Good

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Purple Sapphire

Purple sapphire is a colored variety of the mineral corundum, distinct from ruby by its specific hue. The gemstone achie...

Collector Jewelry Rare Purple

7.54 Good

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Pezzottaite

Pezzottaite is a rare mineral species recognized for its distinct raspberry-red to pink coloration, often utilized as a...

Collector Rare Madagascar Beryl

7.48 Good

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Fire Agate

Fire agate is a variety of chalcedony, a form of silica, known for its distinctive iridescent colors that resemble flick...

Collector Arizona Iridescent Phenomenon

7.36 Good

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Sphalerite

Sphalerite is a zinc sulfide mineral (ZnS) and the chief ore of zinc. Transparent specimens are faceted into collector's...

Collector Crystal Red Yellow High Dispersion

7.12 Good

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Euclase

Euclase is a rare beryllium aluminum silicate mineral with the chemical formula BeAlSiO₄(OH). Its name derives from the...

Collector Rare Brazil Blue Green

7.10 Good

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Crocoite

Crocoite is a lead chromate mineral with the chemical formula PbCrO4. It commonly forms slender, elongated crystals in v...

Collector Australia Crystal Orange Red

7.05 Good

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Blue Amber

Blue amber is an uncommon variety of fossilized tree resin known for producing a blue or blue-green appearance under ult...

Organic Collector Rare Dominican Republic

7.04 Good

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Topazolite Garnet

Topazolite is a yellow to greenish-yellow variety of andradite, a calcium-iron garnet. It is known from Alpine localitie...

Collector Rare Yellow Garnet

6.86 Fair

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Franklinite

Franklinite is a black, opaque zinc, manganese, and iron oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. Its chemical compo...

Black Collector Rare Oxide

5.61 Mediocre

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Galaxite

Galaxite is a rare manganese aluminum spinel with the chemical formula MnAl₂O₄. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is ty...

Black Collector Rare Manganese

4.78 Poor