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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: ptc-960
Tourmaline crystal showing striations, Brazil
ID: ptc-959
Tourmaline, green crystals on quartz, Brazil
ID: ptc-958
Tourmaline, pink crystals, Pala, California
ID: ptc-957
Tourmaline crystal, cross section, Madagascar
ID: ptc-956
Tourmaline (pink) and quartz (colorless), Pala, California
ID: ptc-955
ID: ptc-871
Minerals for Atomic Energy exhibit, Gem Hall, 1947
ID: ptc-7883
Strung pearls, various colors and sizes
ID: ptc-7882
Blister pearls in shell
ID: ptc-7316
Diamond, octahedral crystal in kimberlite matrix, 25 carats
ID: ptc-7302
Seated Buddha, jade or malachite
ID: ptc-727
Sculpture, carved rose quartz
ID: ptc-723
Vessel, jade
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-712
Emerald ring and crystal, Patricia Emerald, Colombia
ID: ptc-711
ID: ptc-7006
Star of India
ID: ptc-7005
ID: ptc-6912
Swarm of termites trapped in Dominican amber
ID: ptc-6553
Kimberley Diamond Mine, 1877, in The Diamond Mines of South Africa, 1906, page 85, by Gardner Fred Williams
ID: ptc-6024
Amber room, Ekaterininsky (Catherine) Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia, Amber: Window to the Past, 1996
ID: ptc-5993
Illustration of famous diamonds, from Tavernier, 1681
ID: ptc-5991
Illustration of famous diamonds from Tavernier, 1681
ID: ptc-5985
Illustration showing diamond cutting and polishing, from The Nature of Diamonds by John Mawe, 1823
ID: ptc-5984
"Peculiar Diamonds" of India and Brazil, from A Treatise on Diamonds and Precious Stones by John Mawe, 1823
ID: ptc-5936
Turquoise pendant, Ekholm Expedition, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, Site 117 feature 19
ID: ptc-5747
Jade figure, Olmec, Mexico
ID: ptc-5350
Star of India, American Museum of Natural History, 1995
ID: ptc-5232
Girl with largest nephrite boulder ever recorded, Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals, 1990
ID: ptc-5078
Earspools, cut and polished shell with design of human figures, Chimu style, Peru
ID: ptc-5046
Earspools with mosaic warrior design, D 5.5 cm, Moche style, Peru
ID: ptc-4906
Calcite crystal and gem, American Museum of Natural History, 1990
ID: ptc-4905
Rhodochrosite gem and group of crystals, American Museum of Natural History, 1990
ID: ptc-4904
Amblygonite cut stone and irregular crystal, American Museum of Natural History, 1990
ID: ptc-4903
Titanite stone and twinned crystal, American Museum of Natural History, 1990
ID: ptc-4900
Kunzite crystal and cut stones, Hall of Gems and Minerals, American Museum of Natural History, 1990
ID: ptc-4869
Rock crystal carving of horse's head, Russia, 19th century
ID: ptc-4868
Amethyst "pinwheel"
ID: ptc-4867
Amethyst brooch set with diamonds and a 45.71-ct. ametrine (trystine), Puerto Suarez, Bolivia, discovered 1977
ID: ptc-4866
Amethyst scepter crystal
ID: ptc-4865
Rock crystal, 13.5 centimeters high, McEarl Mine, Hot Springs, Arkansas
ID: ptc-4863
Serpentine vase
ID: ptc-4861
Figure of Quan-yin carved from Burmese jadeite in China, 19th century
ID: ptc-4860
Jadeite cabochons from Myanmar [Burma] (nine smaller stones) and Guatemala (two larger stones), weights ranging from 6.38 to 28.34 carats, displayed on 20-kg jadeite boulder, Myanmar
ID: ptc-486
Native copper, Michigan
ID: ptc-4855
An opalized clam weighing 69.00 carats from Coober Pedy, Australia.
ID: ptc-4851
Opals from Mexico ranging in weight from 4.72 to 31.70 carats, American Museum of Natural History, 1990
ID: ptc-484
Antimony stibnite, ore
ID: ptc-4804
Turquoise cabachons: top: 93.98 carats from Iran; bottom: 90.20 carats with spiderweb matrix from New Mexico
ID: ptc-480
Quartz plate in polarized light
ID: ptc-479
ID: ptc-4782
58.79 carat heart-shaped Morganite (beryl) from the Malagasy Republic, American Museum of Natural History, 1990
ID: ptc-4781
Etched aquamarine crystal, 8 cm tall, associated with white elbaite, Dusso, Pakistan
ID: ptc-4779
Aquamarine brooch, earrings, and ring in platinum with diamonds
ID: ptc-4775
Square-cut 278.25-ct. morganite, Minas Gerais in Brazil; matrix specimen consisting of a perfect morganite crystal (6.5 cm across) with a gem-quality bicolor elbaite, San Diego County, California
ID: ptc-4774
Heliodor crystal and cut stone
ID: ptc-4773
Fragment of the largest aquamarine crystal ever found, 5.28 kg (11.6 lb), discovered near Marambaia, Brazil, 1910; 47.39 ct stone from Siberia is shown for scale, 1990
ID: ptc-4771
Emerald crystal
ID: ptc-4769
Aquamarine, morganite and heliodor from various locations, ranging in weight from the 11.38-ct. emerald-cut golden heliodor to the 390.25-ct. aquamarine, 1990
ID: ptc-4768
The Patricia Emerald, 12-sided crystal, 6.6 cm long, 126 grams, from Columbia
ID: ptc-4767
Sapphires ranging in weight from 3.50 to 188 carats, Sri Lanka
ID: ptc-4766
The DeLong Star Ruby, 100.3 carats, Burma (Myanmar)
ID: ptc-4765
Ruby crystal
ID: ptc-4764
Large Burma ruby cabochon, 47 cts; round ruby, 1.38 ct., North Carolina; ruby; 1.87 ct., Tanzania
ID: ptc-4762
Padparascha sapphire, 100 carats, Sri Lanka
ID: ptc-4761
12 small sapphires of various colors, Sri Lanka
ID: ptc-4760
Midnight Star sapphire, 116.75 carats, Sri Lanka
ID: ptc-4759
Star of India, sapphire, 563.35 carats, mined in Sri Lanka
ID: ptc-4758
Diamond crystals, single and twinned, maximum dimension 1 cm
ID: ptc-4757
Armstrong Diamond, emerald-cut stone set in ring with two tapered baguettes, 14.11 carats, 1990
ID: ptc-4753
Gemstone crystals: tourmaline, aquamarine, morganite, heliodor, topaz, kunzite, spodumene and citrine
ID: ptc-4752
Gemstones of various colors
ID: ptc-4751
Carvings from various stones, China and Japan
ID: ptc-4750
Headdress pendant, Manchu
ID: ptc-4749
A historical grouping of Kunz and Whitlock books, crystals and related objects from Museum's collection, circa 1990
ID: ptc-4748
Heliodor, aqua marine, blue topaz, and kunzite, cut and uncut
ID: ptc-4746
Bicolored tourmalines: "pencil" crystals, cut stone, and cabochon, from Mesa Grande, California, 1990
ID: ptc-3737
Mosaic pendant, turquoise, Arizona
ID: ptc-3718
Plaque, light green jade, human face with closed eyes, wearing ear spools and surrounded by scrolls, top corner missing, L 8.89 cm, Maya, Late Classic, A.D. 600-900
ID: ptc-3698
Pendant, jade, H 7.62 cm, Late Classic, A.D. 600-900, Maya
ID: ptc-3641
Pendant, jade, Olmec, Mexico
ID: ptc-3633
Fine Guanajuato calcites, snow white scalenohedra associated with amethyst, Bement Collection, purchased from A. E. Foote in 1891
ID: ptc-3631
Radiating spray of magenta-hued erythrite in limonite cavity, Schneeberg, Saxony, East Germany, Bement Collection
ID: ptc-3630
Transylvanian gold specimen, Bement Collection, presented to Bement by Baron Braun of Vienna, 1876
ID: ptc-3629
Bull's-eye agate, polished specimen, Brazil, Bement Collection
ID: ptc-3627
Malachite, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, Bement Collection
ID: ptc-3626
Matlockite, butterscotch colored composite crystal, Bement Collection, obtained from London dealer S. Henson for $12.50, 1882
ID: ptc-3625
Calcite twins, Cumberland, Bement Collection
ID: ptc-3624
Franklinite octahedra embedded in calcite, Franklin, New Jersey, obtained from the William J. Kemble Collection
ID: ptc-3623
Realgar-stained barite, Baia Sprie, Romania, specimen from Baron Braun of Vienna, June, 1871
ID: ptc-3622
Pink fluorite octahedra, Goschenen, Switzerland, Bement Collection
ID: ptc-3621
The American fluorites: well-formed green octahedron, 25 cm on edge, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, Bement Collection