Rock & Mineral Encyclopedia

Search and identify 1,000+ rocks, minerals, crystals, and gemstones — with properties, formation, colors, hardness, and how to tell them apart.

Bloodstone Jasper

A dark green jasper-chalcedony speckled with red iron-oxide spots, classically known as bloodstone or heliotrope.

A rare green andradite garnet famed for fire exceeding diamond and distinctive horsetail inclusions in Russian stones.

The gem-quality green variety of olivine, peridot is colored by iron and is one of the few gems found in only one color.

The natural crystalline form of emerald, the prized green chromium-and-vanadium variety of beryl and the May birthstone.

The blue variety of tourmaline, a relatively rare and prized color ranging from teal and greenish blue to deep indigo.

The blue color variety of beryl, ranging from pale sky tones to rich sea-blue, best known in its finest grades as aquamarine.

An opaque blue variety of chalcedony jasper, less common than red or green forms, colored by mineral inclusions.

A rare yellow to golden variety of andradite garnet, the topaz-colored cousin of green demantoid, prized for high dispersion and brilliance.

A rare color-change chrysoberyl that appears green in daylight and red under incandescent light, sometimes called emerald by day, ruby by night.

A prized Mexican jasper known for pastel green, lavender, and cream orbicular patterns that take an exceptional polish.

A rare, prized Oregon picture jasper known for blue-green orbs and scenic patterns, often called the king of jaspers.

A trade term for yellow garnets, including golden grossular, yellow andradite (topazolite), and yellow-green Mali garnet.

Tourmaline crystals displaying two or more distinct colors at once, including the famous pink-and-green watermelon variety.

A pleochroic aluminum silicate that flashes green and reddish-brown from different angles, with a cross-marked variety called chiastolite.

The calcium-aluminum garnet species spanning green tsavorite, cinnamon hessonite, and colorless leuco garnet — one of the most varied garnets.