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Resources[edit]
- Many of the article headings listed below, were drawn from WinJewel dictionary online and Jewelry Glossary - Definition of Jewelry Terms
- For gemstone misnomers
- Gemology Dictionary
- World of gemstones
Article and subject structure[edit]
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Categories[edit]
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Category:WikiProject Gemology and Jewelry - Gemstones
Article categories[edit]
- Category:Gemstones
Articles[edit]
- Gemstone - dab - Gemstones
- List of gemstones
- List of famous gemstones ***possible move to List of named gemstones
- List of famous diamonds ***possible move to List of named diamonds
- List of gemstones
Andalusite[edit]
Apatite[edit]
Azurite[edit]
Beryl[edit]
- Aquamarine
- Madagascar aquamarine
- Maxixe aquamarine - dab - Maxixe beryl
- Mass aqua
- Misnomers
- Synthetic Aquamarine a misnomer for synthetic corundum or spinel.
- Brazilian Aquamarine a misnomer for Topaz
- Siam Aquamarine a misnomer for Zircon
- Emerald
- Synthetic emerald
- List of emerald misnomers
- African emerald a misnomer for fluorite
- Cape emerald a misnomer for prehnite
- Mother of emerald a misnomer for prase
- Uralian emerald a misnomer for green demantoid garnet
- Oriental emerald a misnomer for both green corundum, and to the green chlorospinel type of natural spinel
- Medina emerald a misnomer for emerald green glass
- Lithia emerald a misnomer for green hiddenite variety of spodumene
- Indian emerald a misnomer for green-dyed crackled quartz
- Emeraldite a misnomer for green tourmaline
- Goshenite
- Morganite
- Heliodor
- Treatments
- Aquamarine
Calcite[edit]
- Marble
- Iceland-spar
- Satin-spar
- Stalactite
- Stalagmitic formation
- Misnomer
- Oriental Alabaster a misnomer for calcite
- Algerian oynx a misnomer for calcite
Cordierite[edit]
Corundum[edit]
- Ruby
- Balas ruby
- Cape ruby
- Colorado ruby
- Montana ruby
- Mountain ruby
- Siberian ruby
- Bohemian ruby
- Brazilian ruby
- Cape ruby
- Colorado ruby
- Ruby galas
- Montana ruby
- Siberian ruby
- Ruby spinel
- List of ruby misnomers
- Adelaide ruby (garnet)
- Arizona Ruby (garnet)
- American ruby (garnet) and (quartz)
- Sapphire
- Padparadscha sapphire - dab - Padparadschah sapphire
- Hope sapphire
- Water sapphire
- Natural Sapphire
- Yogo sapphire
- List of sapphire misnomers
- Oriental amethyst a misnomer for corundum.
- Synthetic Aquamarine a misnomer for synthetic corundum or spinel.
- Boule
- Ruby
Chrysoberyl[edit]
Diamond[edit]
- dab - Diamond (disambiguation)
- List of famous diamonds
- Allnatt Diamond
- Amsterdam Diamond
- Centenary Diamond
- Cullinan Diamond
- Daria-i-Noor
- Deepdene
- Dresden Green Diamond
- Eagle Diamond
- Excelsior Diamond
- Eye of Brahma
- Florentine Diamond
- Golden Jubilee Diamond
- Great Chrysanthemum Diamond
- Heart of Eternity Diamond
- Hope Diamond
- Incomparable Diamond
- Jacob Diamond
- Jones Diamond
- Koh-i-Noor
- Lesotho Brown
- Lesotho Promise
- Lesotho Promise Diamond
- Millennium Star
- Moussaieff Red Diamond
- Ocean Dream Diamond
- Oppenheimer Diamond
- Orlov (diamond)
- Premier Rose Diamond
- Pumpkin Diamond
- Regent Diamond
- Sancy
- Shah Diamond
- Steinmetz Pink Diamond
- Tavernier Blue
- Taylor-Burton Diamond
- Uncle Sam (diamond)
- Colored diamond - dab - Colored diamonds, Fancy diamonds, Fancy diamond, Fancy color diamonds, Fancy color diamond, Fancy colored diamonds, Fancy colored diamond, Coloured diamond, Coloured diamonds, Fancy colour diamonds, Fancy colour diamond, Fancy coloured diamonds, Fancy coloured diamond
- Black diamond - dab - Black Diamonds
- Blue Diamond - dab - Blue Diamonds
- Brown Diamond - dab - Brown Diamonds
- Canary Diamond - dab - Canary Diamonds
- Champagne Diamond - dab - Champagne Diamonds
- Cognac Diamond- dab - Cognac Diamonds
- Green diamond - dab - Green diamonds
- Orange diamond - dab - Orange diamonds
- Pink diamond - dab - Pink diamonds
- Purple diamond - dab - Purple diamonds
- Red diamond - dab - Red diamonds
- Yellow diamond - dab - Yellow diamonds
- Diamond sources
- Diamond treatments
- Synthetic diamond
- Diamond simulant
- Diamond rough
- Diamond formation
- Silver Cape
- List of diamond misnomers
- Nevada black diamond - dab -
- Killiecrankie diamond
- Marmora diamond
- Mature diamond
- Matura diamond a misnomer for zircon
- Mexican diamond
- Vallum diamond
- Alaska black diamond a misnomer for hematite.
- Alaska diamond a misnomer for Quartz
- Alencon diamond a misnomer for Quartz
- Arkansas Diamond a misnomer for Quartz
- List of famous diamonds
- dab - Diamond (disambiguation)
Sort these into above
Diopside[edit]
Enstatite[edit]
Feldspar[edit]
Fluorite[edit]
- Fluorspar**
- Misnomers
- African emerald a misnomer for fluorite
Garnet[edit]
- Almandine - (redirects - Almandine garnet, Almandite garnet, Almandite)
- Pyrope - (redirects - Pyrope garnet)
- Rhodolite (70% Pyrope, 30% Almandine) (redirects - Rhodolite garnet)
- Alternate name redirects to Pyrope - - Chrome pyrope, Bohemian garnet***GIA disapproved
- Misnomer redirect to Pyrope - Colorado ruby, Arizona ruby, California ruby, Rocky Mountain ruby, Bohemian carbuncle, and Cape ruby
- Spessartine - (redirects - Spessartite garnet, Spessartine garnet, Spessartite)
- Andradite - (redirects - Andradite garnet )
- Demantoid - (redirects - Demantoid garnet)
- Melanite - (redirects - Melanite garnet, Titanian andradite)
- Topazolite - (redirects - Topazolite garnet)
- Grossular - (redirects - Grossularite garnet, Grossularite, Grossular garnet, Colophonite, Ernite, Gooseberry-Garnet, Kalkthongranat, Kanelstein, Olyntholite, Pechgranat, Romanzovite, Tellemarkite, Viluite), (disambiguating explanation - Wiluite)
- Tsavorite - redirects - Tsavorite garnet, Tsavolite, Tsavolite garnet)
- Hessonite - redirects - Hessonite garnet, Essonite, Essonite garnet, Cinnamon-stone)
- Xalostocite - redirects - Xalostocite garnet, Pink grossular garnet, Pink grossular)
- Leuco-garnet - Colorless, transparent variety of grossular
- Rosolite - Light pink variety of grossular
- Imperial Garnet - Light pink, transparent gem variety of grossular
- Raspberry Garnet - Raspberry-red variety of grossular
- Misnomers redirect to Grossularite - South African Jade, Garnet Jade, African jade, Transvaal jade)
- Hydrogrossular - dab - Hydrogrossular garnet
- Pyralspite series
- Malaia garnet - dab - Malaya garnet, Malaia garnets, Malaya garnets
- Ugrandite series
- Uvarovite
- Garnet-topped doublets
- Garnet-type synthetic stones
- Green garnet
- Syrian garnet
- Jacinth - name given to zircon also
- Almandine-Pyrope Series
- Carbuncle (gemstone) - dab - Carbuncle (disambiguation) (unrelated - Carbuncle)
- Synthetic garnet
- Yttrium aluminium garnet - dab - YAG, Diamonair
- Gadolinium gallium garnet - dab - GGG
- Misnomers
- Adelaide ruby a misnomer for garnet
- Arizona spinel a misnomer for garnet
- American ruby a misnomer for garnet and quartz
Gypsum[edit]
- Alabaster
- Egyptian alabaster
- Misnomer
- Oriental Alabaster a misnomer for calcite
- Selenite
- Alabaster
Idocrase[edit]
Jade[edit]
- Jadeite - dab - Jadeite jade
- Nephrite - dab - Nephrite jade
- Actinolite
- Axe stone
- Greenstone (dab)
- Kidney stone - has also been used for hematite
- Pounamu
- Honan jade
- Indian jade
- Mexican jade
- Wyoming jade
- Colorado jade
- Imperial jade
- Imperial mexican jade
- Jade matrix
- Misnomers
- Amazon jade a misnomer for feldspar
- African jade a misnomer for garnet
- Transvaal jade a misnomer for garnet
- American jade a misnomer for idocrase
- New jade a misnomer for Serpentine
- Korea jade or Korean jade a misnomer for Serpentine
- Suzhou jade a misnomer for Serpentine
- Styrian jade a misnomer for Serpentine
Natural glass[edit]
- Volcanic glass
- Obsidian
- Mountain jet a misnomer for black obsidian
- Obsidian
- Libyan desert glass
- Moldavite
- Tektite
- Australite
- Billitonite
- Bottle-stone
- Water chrysolite
- Silica-glass
- Volcanic glass
Olivine[edit]
- Chrysolite
- Peridot
- Brown peridot now a misnomer Sinhalite
- Fayalite
Quartz[edit]
- Amethyst - dab - Amethyst quartz
- Bengal Amethyst
- Sark Stones
- Green Amethyst
- Misnomers
- Oriental amethyst a misnomer for corundum.
- Lithia amethyst a misnomer for kunzite spodumene.
- Ametrine - dab - Ametrine quartz
- Citrine - dab - Citrine quartz
- Gold quartz
- Rubasse
- Milky quartz
- Iris quartz
- Hawk's-eye quartz - dab - Falcon's Eye
- Cat's-eyes - dab - Hungarian cat's eyes
- Rock crystal
- Smoky quartz or morion
- Rose quartz
- Amatrix - dab - Amatrix quartz
- Buddstone - dab - Buddstone quartz
- Eosite
- Goldstone - dab - Aventurine glass, Gold Buss an Aventurine simulant
- Cairngorm - dab - Cairngorm quartz
- Shocked quartz
- Tourmalinated quartz
- Amethyst - dab - Amethyst quartz
cryptocrystalline quartz varieties[edit]
- Aventurine - dab - Aventurine quartz
- Chalcedony - dab - Chalcedony quartz, Plasma
- Stained chalcedony
- Chrome chalcedony
- Prase
- Mocha stone
- Bloodstone - dab - Bloodstone quartz
- Heliotrope - dab - Heliotrope quartz
- Chrysoprase
- Carnelian - dab - Carnelian quartz, Cornelian
- Sard - dab - Sard quartz
- Tiger's-eye quartz
- Misnomers
- False lapis - dab - German lapis, Swiss lapis a misnomer for stained chalcedony
- Mother of emerald a misnomer for prase
- False lapis - dab - German lapis, Swiss lapis a misnomer for stained chalcedony
- Onyx
- Black Onyx
- Marble Onyx
- Misnomers
- Algerian oynx a misnomer for calcite
- Mexican onyx a misnomer for banded calcite
- Misnomers
- Jasper - dab - Jasper quartz
- Petrified Wood
- Prasiolite
- Sardonyx
- Tiger's-eye - dab - Tiger's-eye quartz
- Metaquartzite
- Sagenitic quartz - dab - Venus hair stone, Thetis hair stone
- Pagoda stone
Agate[edit]
Opal[edit]
- Black opal
- Boulder opal
- Cacholong - dab - Cacholong opal
- Opal matrix - dab - Matrix opal
- Girasol opal - dab - Girasol
- Lechosos opal
- Prase opal
- Menilite - dab - Menilite opal, Liver opal
- Moss opal
- Hydrophane
- Ceylon opal
- Fire opal
- Hyalite
- Harlequin opal
- Hungarian opal
- Koroit opal
- Mexican water opal
- Milk opal
- Potch opal
- Opal doublet
- Opaline
- Resin opals
- Treated opal black
- Triplex opals
- White opal
- Wood opal
- Yowah Nut
Quartz stone treatments[edit]
List of quartz misnomers[edit]
- Alaska diamond a misnomer for Quartz
- Alencon diamond a misnomer for Quartz
- Arkansas diamond a misnomer for Quartz
- American ruby a misnomer for garnet and Quartz
- Azeztulite a trade name for created quartz
- Madeira topaz a misnomer for citrine
- Scotch Topez a misnomer for citrine, smoky quartz or cairngorm
Serpentine[edit]
Spinel[edit]
- Gahnospinel
- Kandy spinel
- Chlorospinel
- Almandine spinel
- Gahnite
- Ceylonite
- Pleonaste
- Franklinite
- Chromite
- Magnetite
- Hercynite
- Ulvospinel
- Jacobsite
- Trevorite
- Ringwoodite
- Synthetic spinel
- Misnomers
- Arizona spinel a misnomer for garnet
- Synthetic Aquamarine a misnomer for synthetic corundum or spinel.
- Boule
Spodumene[edit]
- Hiddenite
- Kunzite
- Misnomers
- Lithia Amethyst a misnomer for spodumene.
Topaz[edit]
- Blue topaz
- Precious topaz
- Imperial topaz
- Misnomers
- Occidental topaz a misnomer for yellow quartz.
- Brazilian aquamarine a misnomer for Topaz
- Indian topaz a misnomer for yellow corundum
- Nevada topaz a misnomer for smoky obsidian.
- Madeira topaz a misnomer for citrine
- Scotch Topez a misnomer for citrine, smoky quartz or cairngorm
Tourmaline[edit]
- Achroite
- Dravite
- Indicolite
- Rubellite
- Schorl
- Siberite
- Misnomers
- Emeraldite a misnomer for green tourmaline
Turquoise[edit]
Zircon[edit]
- Low-type zircon
- Hyacinth - obsolete?
- Jacinth - name given to garnet also
- Misnomer
- Siam Aquamarine a misnomer for Zircon
- Rozircon a misnomer for synth spinel
Zoisite[edit]
Other Gemstones/minerals[edit]
- Amblygonite
- Ammolite - dab - Image:IridescentAmmonite.jpg Korite, Aapaok, Calcentine (promo name)
- Apophyllite
- Aragonite
- Augelite
- Axinite
- Barite - dab - Barytes
- Bayldonite
- Benitoite
- Beryllonite
- Sphalerite
- Blende - dab - Zinc-blende
- Brazilianite - dab - Brasilianite
- Brookite
- Calcium titanate
- Cancrinite
- Cassiterite
- celestine - dab - Celestite
- Cerussite
- Chondronite
- Chromite
- Cymophane
- Chrysocolla
- Cobaltite
- Colemanite
- Cuprite
- Granite
- Kyanite - dab - Cyanite
- Prehnite
- Smithsonite
- Staurolite
- Steatite
- Danburite
- Datolite
- Dioptase
- Dumortierite
- Durangite
- Ekamte
- Epidote
- Fibrolite
- Jet - a fossilised wood
- Friedelite
- Gahnite
- Gneiss
- Goethite
- Haematite - dab - Hematite
- Hambergite
- Hauynite - dab - Hanyne
- Herderite
- Hornblende
- Howlite
- Hypersthene
- Kornerupine
- Lapis lazuli
- Lazulite
- Lepidolite
- Leucite
- Limonite
- Magnesite
- Marcasite
- Marcasite - a misnomer for pyrites
- Melinophane
- Mesolite
- Microlite
- Moissanite
- Nepheline
- Pyrite
- Inca stone
- Marcasite - a misnomer for pyrites
- Inca stone
- Rhodochrosite - dab - Rosinca
- Strontium titanate
- Thomsonite
- Variscite
- Meerschaum
- Painite
- Pectolite
- Pegmatite
- Petalite
- Porphyries
- Proustite
- Pseudophite
- Psilomelane
- Pyrophyllite
- Pyroxene
- Rhodizite
- Rhodonite
- Rutile
- Scapolite
- Scheelite
- Schist
- Shattuckite
- Silicates
- Siderite
- Sinhalite - dab - Brown peridot (misnomer)
- Slate
- Sphene
- Stibiotantalite
- Stichtite
- Taaffeite
- Tremolite
- Tugtupite
- Ulexite
- Unakite
- Verdite
- Wardite
- Whewellite
- Willemite
- Witherite
- Wollastonite
- Wulfenite
- Xalostocite
- Zincite
Amber[edit]
Coral[edit]
- Coral (precious)
- Black coral
- Accarbaar - dab - Akabar
Ivory[edit]
Bone and Fossils[edit]
- Dinosaur Bone - dab - Dinny bone
- Odontolite - dab - Bone turquoise - a misnomer turquoise
- Orthoceras
Shell[edit]
Synthetic gemstones[edit]
- dab - Imitation stones, Manufactured stones
- Glass gemstones
- Goldstone - dab - Gold Buss an Aventurine simulant
- Cobalt glass
- Crown glass
- Lead glass
- Synthetic stone
- Paste
- Bakelite
- Celluloid
- Chatons
- Cubic Zirconia
- Foiled stones
- Linobate
- Lithium niobate
- Diakon
- Erinoid
- Porcelain
- Reconstructed stones
- Rhinestone
- Strass
- Synthetic doublet
- Verneuil process
- Victoria-stone
- Vulcanite
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[edit]
- Antilles Pearl dab - Antilles Pearls
- Baroque pearl dab - Baroque, Baroque pearls
- Biwa pearl dab - Biwa pearls
- Black pearl dab - Tahitian pearl
- Blister pearl dab - Blister pearls
- Blue-pearl dab - Blue-pearls
- Button pearl dab - Button pearls
- Chicot pearl dab - Chicot pearls
- Clam pearl dab - Clam pearls
- Cultured Pearl dab - Cultured Pearls
- Cyst pearl dab - Cyst pearls
- Drop pearl dab - Drop pearls
- Fire pearl dab - Fire pearls
- Freshwater pearl dab - Freshwater pearls
- Japanese pearl dab - Japanese pearls
- Mantle
- Momme
- Nucleus
- Mabe Pearl dab - Mabe pearls
- Mother-of-pearl
- Mussel pearl dab - Mussel pearls
- Nassau pearl dab - Nassau pearls
- Natural Pearl dab - Natural Pearls
- Non-nucleated cultured pearl dab - Non-nucleated cultured pearls
- Orient of pearl
- Pearl dab - Pearls
- Pearly ***not Pearl related article***
- River pearl dab - River pearls
- Seed pearl dab - Seed pearls
- Wart pearl dab - Wart pearls
- Yellow pearl dab - Yellow pearls
- Bivalve molluscs
- Mollusc
- Nacre
- Univalve molluscs