Gemstones Information and Pictures
Precious & Semi Precious Stones and Fossils Gemstone Chart
Gemstones are so beautiful and fascinating! Their colors, properties, myths, and legends are diverse and fascinating as well. Folklore about stones has been revered and honored for centuries in all cultures.
The information presented on these pages was compiled from a wide variety of rock, gemstone and lapidary books and from information gathered on the internet.
Click on the gemstone links below to see the history, legends and pictures of a specific stone.
New information will be added regularly.
Gemstones Chart
| Agate | 
| Cuprite-Malachite | 
| Pearl |
| Alexandrite |  | Diamond |  | Pectolite |
| Amozonite |  | Dinasaur Bone | 
| Peridot |
| Amber |  | Drusy |  | Peruvian Opal |
| Amethyst |  | Emerald |  | Petoskey Stone |
| Ammolite |  | Garnet |  | Picasso Marble |
| Ammonite |  | Gaspeite |  | Poppy Jasper |
| Aquamarine | 
| Gibeon Meteorite |  | Quantum Quattro |
| Australian Tigereye | 
| Hematite |  | Quartz (Smokey) |
| Aventurine |  | Iolite |  | Quartz (Rose) |
| Azurite-Malachite |  | Jade |  | Rhodochrosite |
| Beryl |  | Jasper | 
| Ruby |
| Bloodstone |  | Kono Dolomite |  | Ruby in Zoisite |
| Blue Opal (Peruvian) |  | Labradorite |  | Rutilated Quartz |
| Bone |  | Lapis Lazuli |  | Sapphire |
| Boulder Opal |  | Larimar |  | Sprectrolite |
| Carnelian |  | Malachite |  | Stone Canyon Jasper |
| Celestite | 
| Meteorite |  | Sugilite |
| Chalcedony | 
| Montana Agate |  | Tanzanite |
| Charoite | 
| Moonstone |  | Tiffany Stone |
| Chinese Writing Stone | | Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper |  | Tigereye |
| Chrome Diopside | 
| Onyx |  | Topaz |
| Chrysoberyl | | Opal, Boulder |  | Tourmaline |
| Chrysocolla |  | Opalite |  | Tourmalinated Quartz |
| Chrysoprase |  | Orthoceras | 
| Turquoise |
| Citrine |  | Palm Wood |  | Variscite |
| Coral | | |  | Zircon |
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Because so many people are interested in folklore, myth, legend and healing properties of precious and semiprecious gemstones, some of those legends and myths are included on the specific gemstone description pages.
Please note that the information presented on this website about stones and gemstones is offered for your interest only. It is not scientific and should not be used to replace the advice and/or instructions of your physician(s).
