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ID: K13817
Armstrong Diamond, emerald-cut stone set in ring with two tapered baguettes, 14.11 carats
ID: K13797
Polished slab, Labradorite, 7.5 cm across, displaying labradorescence (rainbow-like play of colors), Canada
ID: K13796
Grossular (garnet), deep emerald-green oval-cut stone, 8.14 carats, Tsavo National Park, Kenya
ID: K13795
Spessartine, garnet crystal (2 cm across) on smoky quartz, Little Three Mine, Ramona, California
ID: K13794
Zircon, natural brown crystal, L 7.5 cm, Delaney, Ontario
ID: K13792
Elbaite (variety Rubellite), gem-quality crystal on matrix, 10 cm, Stewart Mine, California
ID: K13791
Elbaite, tourmaline (variety watermelon), four single gem-quality crystals, largest L 10 cm, Himalaya Mine, California
ID: K13789
Beryl, variety Morganite, gem-quality crystal in matrix, 6 cm across, Tourmaline Queen Mine, California
ID: K13788
Beryl, variety aquamarine, Brazil
ID: K13787
Beryl, variety Aquamarine, four faceted stones set with melee diamonds in platinum; carat weights: clip, 41.25; ring, 31.64; earrings, 16.89 and 16.32
ID: K13786
Beryl, variety Aquamarine, sea-blue aqua, 13 pounds, Brazil, discovered in 1911, portion of largest uncut, gem-quality aquamarine in existence
ID: K13785
Corundum, variety Sapphire, blue gravel, Yogo Gulch, Montana, United States
ID: K13783
Fluorite, green color, natural octahedral cleavage fragment, 20 cm across, Westmoreland, New Hampshire
ID: K13782
Translucent slice of Jade (Nephrite), 18 cm wide, Onot River, Russia
ID: K13781
Lazurite (lapis lazuli), polished boulder of royal blue color, 1.2 kg, Afghanistan
ID: K13780
Quartz, variety Rock crystal, crystal group, L 10 cm, Hot Springs, Arkansas
ID: K13514
Gold leaf, twisted and perforated, on massive white quartz, H 5 cm, California
ID: K13067
Pyromorphite, yellowish-green hexagonal crystals on matrix, L 1 cm, Wheatley Mine, Pennsylvania
ID: K13066
Spessartine, garnet, perfect reddish-brown crystal (5 cm across) on matrix of quartz and muscovite
ID: K13065
Anglesite, translucent prismatic crystal, in cavity of galena, L 2.5 cm, Wheatley Mine, Pennsylvania
ID: K13062
Elbaite tourmaline, variety Bicolor, cluster of four intergrown "blue-cap" crystals, 10.5 x 7.0 cm, Tourmaline Queen Mine, California
ID: K13061
Barite, group of golden-yellow crystals, H 3 cm, Italy
ID: K13060
Beryl, variety Heliodor, gem-quality crystal group, H 10 cm, Minas Gerais, Brazil
ID: K12665
Vanadinite, brilliant orange-red hexagonal prisms, up to 1 cm across, Morocco
ID: K12664
Rhodochrosite, group of deep red rhombs on matrix, average 2 to 3 cm, Alma, Colorado
ID: K12663
Microcline, variety Amazonite, cluster of bluish-green crystals
ID: K12662
Calcite, transparent golden yellow scalenohedral crystal on sphalerite matrix, L 8 cm, Elmwood Mine, Tennessee
ID: K11694
Corundum (variety Sapphire), blue faceted stone, 40 carats
ID: K11691
Siderite, light brown crystals on quartz matrix, 5 cm across, Tincroft Mine
ID: K11682
Meta-torbernite group of grass-green curved plate-like crystals, 3.7 x 2.5 cm, Gunnislake, England
ID: K11678
Liroconite, dark blue wedge-shaped crystal, in cavity, 1 cm across, Cornwall, England
ID: K11677
Meta-torbernite, blocky grass-green crystals on matrix, 3.2 x 2.5 cm, average 5mm, Cornwall, England
ID: K11674
Olivine (variety Peridot), yellowish-green prismatic crystal, 2 cm across, Egypt
ID: K11660
Scheelite, doubly-terminated light brown crystals, scattered on clear quartz crystal, 1 cm across, Tae Wha mine, South Korea
ID: K11656
Labradorite (feldspar), bi-colored red and green faceted stones averaging 1.5 carats, Clear Lake, Oregon
ID: K11653
Olivine, variety Peridot, bottle green mixed-cut stone, 164 carats, Myanmar (Burma)
ID: K11639
Spodumene, variety Kunzite, pink-violet emerald-cut stone, 110 carats, Minas Gerais, Brazil
ID: K11637
Kyanite, bluish-brown bladed crystals in gray paragonite schist, 9.0 x 7.5 cm, Pizzo Forno Mountain, Switzerland
ID: K11626
Fluorapatite, pale violet crystals on matrix, average 1 cm across, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany
ID: K11622
Sphalerite, loose honey-brown gem-quality crystal, 2.5 cm across, United States
ID: K11241
Elbaite, gem-quality crystals: left, brilliant cut, 34.03 carats; right, modified cushion cut, 34.25 carats
ID: K11240
Elbaite, gem-quality faceted stones: left, yellow-green, 15.75 carats; right, blue-green, 10.25 carats, Brazil
ID: K11239
Sapphires (Corundum), about 1 carat each, Sri Lanka
ID: K11238
Topaz, oval-cut faceted stone, 70 carats, Russia
ID: K11234
Topaz, natural blue crystal, 6 cm across (left); oval-cut stone, 99 carats (right), Ural Mountains
ID: K11232
Topaz, natural yellow-orange crystal, 5 cm long (left), 60 carats, brilliant-cut (right), Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
ID: K11231
Padparadscha, corundum, variety sapphire, orange faceted stone, 100 carats, Sri Lanka
ID: K11229
Corundum, variety sapphire, yellow faceted stone, 100 carats, Sri Lanka
ID: K11228
Corundum, variety sapphire, violet stone, 66.85 carats, Sri Lanka
ID: K11227
Harlequin Prince opal, 215.85 carats, Lightning Ridge, Australia
ID: K11225
Spessartine (garnet) deep red oval-cut stone, 28.85 carats (left) ; violet-red pear-shaped stone (right), 24.5 carats, Umba River region, Tanzania
ID: K11224
<em>Schettler Emerald</em> (beryl), 87 carats, engraved on both sides, lapidary art, 17th century, India
ID: K11223
Fu Dog, carving, quartz, variety rose, H 15 cm, China
ID: K11222
Junk, carving from lazurite, China
ID: K11220
Duck with lotus plants, carved jade, nephrite, 21 x 16 cm, China
ID: K11219
Water buffalo, carved jade, nephrite, H 11.5 cm, Ming Dynasty, China
ID: K11217
Headdress pendant, pearls, sapphires, rubellites and jadeite, Manchu, China
ID: K11216
Carving, jade, China
ID: K11214
Rock crystal statue of Atlas holding the world, Hall of Gems and Minerals
ID: K11213
Elephant and Globe, Quartz, variety Rock crystal, carved from a single block, H 10 cm
ID: K11212
Pas de Danse sculpture by George Tonnelier, quartz, blue chalcedony, H 21.5 cm
ID: K11211
Opal, variety precious, 11.23 carats, Barcoo River, Australia
ID: K11210
Opal, variety Pinfire, 181.20 carats, Lightning Ridge, Australia
ID: K11209
Decorative clock face, Quartz, variety onyx, 8 cm in diameter, carved in Idar-Oberstein, Germany in 1867
ID: K11208
Pendant with opal, variety precious (center), surrounded by opals, topaz, chrysoberyls, demantoid garnets, sapphires and pearls, Russia
ID: K11207
Patricia (left) and Schettler emeralds, Colombia
ID: K11205
Goddess Kuan-yin, "Maw-sit-sit" jade sculpture, China
ID: K11201
Midnight Star Sapphire, violet cabochon, 116 carats, Sri Lanka
ID: K11200
Star of India, sapphire cabochon, 564 carats
ID: K11199
DeLong Star Ruby, cabochon, 100 carats, Myanmar (Burma)
ID: K10013
Tiki ornament, jade, Maori, New Zealand
ID: ls-139-055
Mine fan and air shaft entrance
ID: ls-139-054
"Richest Hill in the World", copper mine, Anaconda Hill, Butte, Montana
ID: MS_160815_0816-edit
Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals, August 15, 2016
ID: MS_160815_0811-edit
Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems, August 15, 2016
ID: MS_160815_0806-edit
Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems and Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals, August 15, 2016
ID: RM_101006_4807
Ahnighito meteorite, Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites, October 6, 2010
ID: RM_101006_4802
ID: RM_101006_4775
Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites, Ahnighito meteorite, center, October 6, 2010
ID: DF_030915_00252
Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites, Ahnighito meteorite, center, 2003
ID: ptc-7883
Strung pearls, various colors and sizes
ID: ptc-7882
Blister pearls in shell
ID: ptc-7219
Tourmaline
ID: ptc-7218
Tourmaline, shown on loan to the American Museum of Natural History
ID: ptc-7217
ID: ptc-7216
ID: ptc-7215
ID: ptc-7211
ID: ptc-7316
Diamond, octahedral crystal in kimberlite matrix, 25 carats
ID: ptc-6024
Amber room, Ekaterininsky (Catherine) Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia, Amber: Window to the Past, 1996
ID: ptc-6912
Swarm of termites trapped in Dominican amber
ID: ptc-5747
Jade figure, Olmec, Mexico
ID: ptc-5350
Star of India, American Museum of Natural History, 1995
ID: ptc-5936
Turquoise pendant, Ekholm Expedition, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, Site 117 feature 19
ID: ptc-5046
Earspools with mosaic warrior design, D 5.5 cm, Moche style, Peru
ID: ptc-4774
Heliodor crystal and cut stone
ID: ptc-4765
Ruby crystal
ID: ptc-4771
Emerald crystal
ID: ptc-4752
Gemstones of various colors
ID: ptc-4751
Carvings from various stones, China and Japan