Browse by Gem Family
Gem families group related gemstones that share the same mineral species. For example, Ruby and Sapphire are both members of the Corundum family.
Beryl Family
4 gemsMineral: Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈)
Includes emerald, aquamarine, morganite, heliodor, goshenite, and red beryl.
Malachite, azurite, rhodochrosite, smithsonite, and other carbonate minerals.
Chalcedony Family
2 gemsMineral: Quartz (SiO₂)
Cryptocrystalline quartz including agate, jasper, carnelian, onyx, and chrysoprase.
All Gem Families
Beryl Family
4 gemsBeryl
Includes emerald, aquamarine, morganite, heliodor, goshenite, and red beryl.
Carbonate Gems
1 gemMalachite, azurite, rhodochrosite, smithsonite, and other carbonate minerals.
Chalcedony Family
2 gemsQuartz
Cryptocrystalline quartz including agate, jasper, carnelian, onyx, and chrysoprase.
Chrysoberyl Family
1 gemChrysoberyl
Includes alexandrite (color-change) and cats eye chrysoberyl (chatoyant).
Corundum Family
4 gemsCorundum
Ruby and all sapphire colors. Second hardest gemstones after diamond.
Diamond Family
1 gemDiamond
Colorless and fancy colored diamonds. Hardest natural material.
Feldspar Family
0 gemsFeldspar
Moonstone, labradorite, sunstone, amazonite, and orthoclase.
Fluorite Family
0 gemsFluorite
Fluorite in all its rainbow colors. Defines hardness 4 on the Mohs scale.
Garnet Family
1 gemGarnet
Diverse group including pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular, and andradite varieties.
Olivine Family
0 gemsOlivine
Peridot, the gem variety of the olivine mineral series.
Opal Family
2 gemsOpal
Precious opals with play-of-color and common opals including fire opal.
Organic Gems
0 gemsPearl, amber, coral, jet, and ammolite - gems of biological origin.
Phosphate Gems
0 gemsTurquoise, apatite, variscite, and other phosphate minerals.
Pyroxene Family
1 gemPyroxene
Jadeite, diopside, chrome diopside, enstatite, bronzite, and hypersthene.
Quartz Family
1 gemQuartz
Crystalline varieties like amethyst, citrine, smoky quartz, and rose quartz.
Rare Collector Gems
7 gemsExtremely rare minerals prized by collectors: painite, taaffeite, grandidierite, and more.
Spinel Family
1 gemSpinel
Red, pink, blue, and black spinels. Historically confused with ruby and sapphire.
Spodumene Family
1 gemSpodumene
Kunzite (pink) and hiddenite (green) gem varieties.
Topaz Family
1 gemTopaz
Imperial topaz, blue topaz, white topaz, and other color varieties.
Tourmaline Family
2 gemsTourmaline
Widest color range of any gem mineral. Includes rubellite, indicolite, and Paraíba.
Zircon Family
0 gemsZircon
Natural zircon in blue, white, and other colors.
Zoisite Family
1 gemZoisite
Includes the famous tanzanite and pink thulite.






