22 Gorgeous and Sparkly Precious Stones & Minerals

Whoever said ‘Diamonds are a girls best friend’, obviously had never seen any of these stunning natural wonders!

When we think of precious minerals and all those sparkly treasures that our wonderful Earth produces, then diamonds, rubies and emeralds may be something that springs to mind. There are so many beautiful naturally made minerals that we may be overlooking.

How about a Tourmaline encrusted engagement ring? Or a Bismuth bracelet? Hopefully this little gallery of some lesser known absolutely gorgeous stones and minerals will make you think ‘who needs diamonds after all?’

Flourite

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Bismuth

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Burmese Tourmaline

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Luz Opal

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Opal Fossil

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Alexandrite

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Carnelian

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Rhodochrosite

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Crocoite

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Ocean Inside Of An Opal

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The Empress Of Uruguay

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Sunset Fire Opal

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Bismuth

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Realgar On Calcite

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Azurite

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Watermelon Tourmaline

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Scolecite

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Chrysocolla In Malachite

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Lightning Ridge Black Opal

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Cobalto Calcite

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Rose Quartz Geode

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Titanium Quartz

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