Gem varieties and their mineral families
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Amethyst
Variety of quartz
Photo: Gonzalo Devia
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Gonzalo Devia
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Aquamarine
Variety of beryl
Photo: Ed Uthman
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Ed Uthman
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Emerald
Variety of beryl
Photo: Géry PARENT
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Géry PARENT
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Hiddenite
Variety of spodumene
Photo: Ivar Leidus
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Moonstone
Variety of feldspar
Photo: Didier Descouens
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Didier Descouens
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Ruby
Variety of corundum
Photo: Rob Lavinsky
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Rob Lavinsky
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