Translucent Gemstones-Links
Cochise College
Virtual Geology Museum
Hall of Gemstones
Gemstone Links
Geology Home Page

Roger Weller, geology instructor ( wellerr@cochise.edu )

links
Translucent gemstones are usually cut into
cabochons. Just scroll down to the desired
gemstone.
last edited: 10/20/10 dead links removed: 12/26/07

agate
basic information on agate
   Agate-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
agate polished
   Agate Gemstones
blue lace agate
   Blue Lace Agate Gemstones
crazy lace agate
   Crazy Lace Agate Gemstones
dyed agate
   Dyed Agate Gemstones
fire agate
   Fire agate website **(super photos)
   Fire Agate
   Fire Agate Close Up
   Fire Agate Closeup
   Fire Agate Closeup
   Fire Agate CoseUp
   Fire Agate Gemstones
   whatsnew
moss agate
   Dendritic Agate Gemstones
   quartz with dendrites
   Moss Agate
   Quartz w/dendrites
   Tree Agate Gemstones
   whatsnew
Lake Superior agate
   Da Yooper's Lake Superior Agates
   Lake Superior Agates
   Lake Superior Agates

amazonite
amazonite crystals
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amazonite-polished
   Amazonite, gemstone description
   Blue Sphere Corner/Amazonite
   crystal encounters-amazonite.
   Feldspar 6
   amazonite
amazonite rough
   Photo

amber
basic information on amber
   Amber homepage
   Amber: Jewels of the Past - WebDoGS Amber Page
   AMBER (Succinite - Fossil Tree Resin)
   American Museum of Natural History
amber with fossils
   Amber Fossils and Insects in Amber Stone
   Opening
   Swedish Amber Museum
Baltic amber
   Baltic amber

ammolite
   Ammolite made from ammonites -a super video***

aventurine
basic information on aventurine
   Aventurine
   Aventurine
   Aventurine-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
   Green Aventurine Factsheet and Information Page
aventurine polished
   Aventurine Gemstones
   aventurine cabochons
   Aventurine
   crystal adventures-aventurine.
   aventurine
aventurine rough
   Massive Aventurine (image)

azurite
   Azurite-Malachite Gemstones
   azurite
   Azurite Gemstones
   Azurite-Malachite Gemstones
   Bluebird Gemstones
   Malachite 3

black onyx
   Black Onyx Gemstones

bloodstone
   Bloodstone
   Bloodstone
   Bloodstone-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
   Bloodstone Gemstones

carnelian
   Carnelian
   Carnelian-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
   Carnelian Gemstones
   Carnelian Price List
   carnelian

chalcedony
   Blue Mist Chalcedony Gemstones
   Chalcedony Gemstones
   Chalcedony-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
   Gemstones - Chalcedony
   Orange Chalcedony Gemstones
   chalcedony

charoite
   Charoite Gemstones
   charoite
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chrysocolla
basic information on chrysocolla
   CHRYSOCOLLA
   whatsnew
chrysocolla polished
   Chrysocolla Gemstones
   chrysocolla
chrysocolla rough
   Dragon Treasure Gemstones - Copper Minerals
   Photo
   Photo
chrysocolla in jewelry
   Chrysocolla Drusy Sterling Silver Pendant

chrysoprase
basic information on chrysoprase
   Chrysoprase
   Chrysoprase
   Chrysoprase-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
   CHRYSOPRASE: Factsheet & Information Page
   whatsnew
rough chrysoprase
   Chrysoprase Mines of Australia
   Photo
chrysoprase cabochons
   Chrysoprase From Australia Cabochons
   Chrysoprase Gemstones
   chrysoprase
   Chrysoprase Price List
lemon yellow chrysoprase
   lemon yellow chrysoprase cabochons

diopside
   Black Star Diopside Gemstones


fluorite
   Fluorite Gemstones
   Fluorite Page
   William Wise Mine Fluorite, Faceted Fluorite

hematite
   Hematite Gemstones
   hematite cabochons
   hematite

howlite
   Howlite Gemstones
   Photo
   Photo

jade
basic information on jade (nephrite)
   ACTINOLITE (Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate Hydroxide)
   Jade- George Soong- Cochise College
   JADE, a gem variety of both Jadeite and Nephrite
   Jade Gemstones
   jade
   nephrite jade
   Lapidary Journal: Mesoamerican Jade, February 2001
   Notes on Jade, GEO347K, UT Austin **
jade polished
   Nephrite Gemstones
jade rough
   Dragon Treasure Gemstones - Jade Lapidary Rough

jadeite
basic information on jadeite
   DarkKingdom.Com - Gemstones: Jadeite
   JADEITE (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
   Semi-Precious Stone Guide - Jade: Jadeite or Nephrite
   The mineral jadeite
lavender jadeite
   Amy O'Connell Jadeite, Purple
   Jade Jewelry, natural lavender jade pendant
   Purple Jade Gemstones
green jadeite
   Amy O'Connell Jadeite, Mawsitsit

jasper
   jasper
   Jasper-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
Biggs jasper
   Biggs Jasper Gemstones
Bruno Canyon jasper
   Bruno Canyon Jasper Gemstones
   Jasper
Dalmation jasper
   Dalmation Jasper Gemstones
   Dalmation Jasper cabochons
leopardskin jasper
   Leopard Jasper Gemstones
Owyhee jasper
   Owyhee Jasper Gemstones
polkadot jasper
   Pokadot Jasper Gemstones
red jasper
   Red Jasper Gemstones
   red jasper cabochons
Sunset Lavender jasper
Photo
Wild Horse jasper
   Wild Horse Jasper Gemstones

labradorite/spectrolite
basic information on labradorite
   spectrolite
labradorite polished
   Feldspar 4
   Labradorite-RealGems
   Spectrolite Gemstones
   labradorite

lapis
basic information on lapis
   Lapis
   whatsnew
   lapis
lapis polished
   Lapis
   Lapis Lazuli Gemstones
   Lapis 2
   Lapis 3
   Lapis 4

malachite
malachite polished
   Malachite Gemstones
   Malachite 1
   Malachite 2
   Malachite 3
   Photo
malachite rough
   Dragon Treasure Gemstones - Copper Minerals

moonstone
moonstone polished
   Moonstone cabochon
   Grey Moonstone Gemstones
   Moonstone Gemstones
   Peach Moonstone Gemstones
   Rainbow Moonstone Gemstones
   moonstone

obsidian
basic information on obsidian
   obsidian
rainbow obsidian
   Rainbow Obsidian
   Rainbow Obsidian Gemstones
Apache tears
   Apache Tears Gemstones
mahogany obsidian
   Mahogany Obsidian Gemstones
snowflake obsidian
   Snowflake Obsidian Gemstones
   Snowflake Obsidian cabochons

onyx (quartz)
   onyx
   Onyx

opal
basic information about opal
Gemstones - Opal
   Notes On Opal, GEO347K, UT Austin **
   Opal
   Opal Gemstones
   OPAL (Hydrated Silica Glass)
   White Opal
   opal
   Opal-Cake Janssen- Cochise College
fire opal examples
   Opal - Colored Gemstones from GEMFIX
   Opal 1
   Opal 2
   Opal 3
   Opal4
opal doublet
   Opal Doublet Gemstones
black opal
   Black Opal
Australian opals
   Australian black opals
   Aussie Treasure Chest-Lightning Ridge opals
   ! Australian Opal Gemstones
   Australian Opal: Unbridled Play of Colors
   CAIRNS AUSTRALIA OUTBACK OPAL MINE WELCOME
   The Opal Gallery front door
   Opal 5
Mexican opals
basic information on Mexican opal
   Fire Opal from the Queretaro Region, Mexico
   whatsnew **
Mexican opal polished
   Fire Opal from Queretaro, Mexico
   Mexican Black Opal Gemstones
   Mexican Cherry Opal Gemstones
   Mexican Fire Opal Gemstones
   Mexican Jelly Opal Gemstones
   Mexican Matrix Opal Gemstones
   Opal 6
opals in jewelry
   australian "opals"

rhodochrosite
basic information on rhodochrosite
   RHODOCHROSITE (Manganese Carbonate)
   whatsnew
rhodochrosite polished
   Rhodochrosite Gemstones
rhodochrosite rough
   Photo
   Photo
   Photo
   Photo

rhodonite
   Rhodonite Gemstones


rose quartz
basic information on rose quartz
   ROSE QUARTZ Factsheet & Information Page
   ROSE QUARTZ, the pink variety of quartz
   Rose Quartz-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
rose quartz polished
   Rose Quartz Gemstones
   Rose Quartz GEMSTONES at mineralminers.com
star rose quartz
   Photo
   Photo
   Photo
   Rose Quartz

rutilated quartz
   Quartz w/rutile
   Quartz w/rutile
   Quartz w/rutile
   Rutilated Quartz Gemstones

sardonyx
   sardonyx
   Sardonyx Gemstones
   Sardonyx-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College

sodalite
basic information on sodalite
   SODALITE (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
   sodalite
sodalite polished
   Gem, Rock, and Mineral Postage Stamps Featuring Sodalite
   SODALITE The MINERALMINERS.COM Virtual Gallery
   Sodalite Gemstones
   SODALITE Spheres: The MINERALMINERS.COM Virtual Gallery
   SODALITE The MINERALMINERS.COM Virtual Gallery
sodalite rough
   Photo
   Photo

sugulite
basic information on sugilite
   sugilite
sugilite polished
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   Sugilite Gemstones
   Sugilite 1
sugilite rough
   Photo
   Photo
   Photo

sunstone
   Feldspar 2
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   sunstone

thulite
   Thulite 1

tiger's-eye
basic information on tiger's-eye
   Eye on Tigereye: July 2000 Feature Story
   Tiger's Eye Gemstones
   tigereye
   Tigereye-Audrey LaClair- Cochise College
tiger's-eye polished
   Tigereye Quartz Price List
   Tigereye cabochons
tiger's-eye rough
   Dragon Treasure Gemstones - Silica Lapidary Rough
   Photo

turquoise
basic information on turquoise
   Gemstones - Turquoise
   turquoise
   Turquoise Gemstones
   TURQUOISE (Hydrated Copper Aluminum Phosphate)
   turquoise
   Turquoise from Bisbee, Arizona-
             Duane Lee- Cochise College
   Turquoise- Inga Cole-Cochise College
   Turquoise in Indian Jewelry-
             Janina Walter- Cochise College
blue turquoise
   Morenci 1
   Morenci 2
   Turquoise cabochons
   Turquoise
   Turquoise from Bisbee, Arizona-
             Duane Lee- Cochise College
green turquoise
   Greenish 1
   Greenish 2
turquoise in jewelry
   turquoise from a variety of locations **
   turquoise jewelry
   Turquoise in Indian Jewelry-
              Janina Walter- Cochise College

unakite
   Photo
   Unakite Gemstones
   unakite cabochon
   Unakite heart
   unakite

variscite
basic information on variscite
   Postage Stamps Featuring Variscite
   VARISCITE (Hydrated Aluminum Phosphate)
   Variscite from Utah
variscite polished
   Variscite Gemstones
variscite in jewelry
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