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Main page categories

The Gemology and Jewelry category structure is:

  1. Clear crystals
  2. Translucent crystals
  3. Colored stones
  4. Man-made gems
  5. Physical characteristics of gems
  6. Metaphysical characteristics of gems
    1. Pranic and Vedic meanings
    2. Modern metaphysics

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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


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Category:WikiProject Gemology and Jewelry - Gemstones

Article categories

Articles

Andalusite

Apatite

Azurite

Beryl

Calcite

Cordierite

Corundum

Chrysoberyl

Diamond

Sort these into above

Diopside

Enstatite

Feldspar

Fluorite

Garnet

Gypsum

Idocrase

Jade

Natural glass

Olivine

Quartz

cryptocrystalline quartz varieties

Agate
Opal
Quartz stone treatments
List of quartz misnomers

Serpentine

Spinel

Spodumene

Topaz

Tourmaline

Turquoise

Zircon

Zoisite

Other Gemstones/minerals

Amber

Coral

Ivory

Bone and Fossils

Shell

Synthetic gemstones

Colored gemstone related

Pearl related