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Ammolite

Ammolite is a rare, iridescent organic gemstone formed from the fossilized shells of Cretaceous-period ammonites. It is...

Organic Canada Opaque Iridescent

7.7 Good

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Turquoise

Turquoise is an opaque blue-to-green mineral and a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium. It has been used as an or...

Jewelry Opaque Blue Green Phosphate

7.3 Good

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Sugilite

Sugilite is a rare purple to pink manganese-bearing cyclosilicate mineral, usually found as opaque masses rather than tr...

Jewelry Rare Purple Opaque

7.2 Good

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Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli is an opaque blue metamorphic rock rather than a single mineral. It is an aggregate dominated by lazurite,...

Blue Jewelry Ancient Metamorphic

6.8 Fair

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Cerussite

Cerussite is lead carbonate, a mineral formed mainly in the oxidized zones of lead-bearing ore deposits. It crystallizes...

Collector Carbonate Colorless High Dispersion

6.8 Fair

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Black Diamond

Black diamond is a term used for dark, opaque diamond material, including carbonado, a natural polycrystalline form foun...

Modern Fancy Color Diamond Opaque

6.5 Fair

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Shattuckite

Shattuckite is a rare copper silicate hydroxide mineral that commonly forms in oxidized zones of copper deposits. It is...

Blue Arizona Jewelry Opaque

6.3 Fair

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Gaspeite

Gaspeite is a rare nickel carbonate mineral with the chemical formula (Ni,Fe,Mg)CO3, first described from the Gaspé Peni...

Collector Australia Carbonate Opaque

6.1 Fair

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Scolecite

Scolecite is a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate mineral in the zeolite group. It commonly forms slender, needle-like or...

Collector India White Crystal

5.9 Mediocre

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Purpurite

Purpurite is a phosphate mineral composed primarily of manganese and iron. It is recognized by its purple, violet, or da...

Collector Purple Opaque Phosphate

5.6 Mediocre

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Malachite

Malachite is a green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral with the chemical formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. It commonly forms opaque,...

Green Jewelry Banded Carbonate

5.5 Mediocre

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Azurite

Azurite is a basic copper carbonate mineral recognized by its deep blue to blue-black color and commonly opaque appearan...

Blue Jewelry Vivid Opaque

5.5 Mediocre

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Mesolite

Mesolite is a hydrous sodium-calcium aluminosilicate mineral in the zeolite group. It commonly forms slender, needle-lik...

Collector White Crystal Fibrous

5.5 Mediocre

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Rhodonite

Rhodonite is a manganese inosilicate mineral with the chemical formula MnSiO3. It commonly occurs in shades of pink, ros...

Jewelry Ornamental Opaque Pink Black

5.1 Mediocre

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Hemimorphite

Hemimorphite is a hydrated zinc silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O. It forms mainly in the oxi...

Jewelry Banded Opaque Blue White

5.1 Mediocre

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Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with the chemical formula MnCO3. It ranges from pale pink to rose-red and...

Pink Colorado Jewelry Banded

5.0 Mediocre

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Dumortierite

Dumortierite is a fibrous aluminum borosilicate mineral that commonly forms columnar crystals or parallel aggregates. It...

Blue Jewelry Opaque Silicate

4.8 Poor

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Ivory

Ivory is a hard, dense form of dentine found in the tusks of elephants and in the teeth or tusks of some other mammals....

Organic Historic Ancient White

4.8 Poor

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Amazonite

Amazonite is the blue-green variety of microcline, a potassium feldspar. It is typically opaque to translucent, with col...

Jewelry Opaque Streaked Feldspar

4.5 Poor

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Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla is a blue, green, or blue-green hydrous copper silicate that forms as a secondary mineral in the leached and...

Jewelry Southwest Copper Opaque

4.3 Poor