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”Mineral” is not the first thing to come to mind when you hear the word “beauty,” and that‘s a pity because they look so, so neat. However, this selection of some of the pretty minerals and stones in the world will be a feast for your eyes.
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic, representable by a chemical formula, and has an ordered atomic structure. Rocks, unlike minerals, don't have a specific chemical composition and can be made of both minerals or non-minerals. Although there are over 4,900 known types of these cool minerals, the ones here are just the most beautiful ones that our readers and we could find.
Check our compilation of beautiful rocks and pretty stones below!
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#1
Sunset Fire Opal
SharonHunter 9 years ago
Would love to own this...my very own private sunset...absolutely beautiful...
#2
Luz Opal With Galaxy Inside
CharlotteAuxFraises 9 years ago
Who's to say that our universe might not be observed in a similar manner in a reality unknown to us?!
#3
Ocean Inside An Opal
#4
Bismuth
#5
Lightning Ridge Black Opal
#6
Opal Fossil
#7
Worlds Biggest Amethyst Geode – The ‘Empress Of Uruguay’
#8
Rose Quartz Geode
#9
Fluorite
#10
Burmese Tourmaline
#11
Titanium Quartz
#12
Scolecite
#13
Chrysocolla In Malachite
#14
Watermelon Tourmaline
#15
Azurite
#16
Bismuth
#17
Rhodochrosite
#18
Uvarovite
#19
Realgar On Calcite
#20
Crocoite
#21
Fluorite/quartz/pyrite Combination
#22
Cobaltocalcite
#23
Tourmaline On Quartz With Lepidolite And Cleavelandite
#24
Rhodochrosite
#25
Crocoite
#26
Botswana Agate
Final score:
86points
#28
Blue Agate Geode
Final score:
77points
#29
A Heart Of Flesh And Blood ; Carneole
Final score:
69points
#30
Purple Geode Druzy Stone
Final score:
62points
#31
1.8 Mm Multicolor Rutile Crystal
Final score:
60points
ShanoahTurner 9 years ago
The speed of light in space.. Does anyone else feel like these are all pieces of other galaxies?
#32
#26 Obsidian
Final score:
57points
#34
Phantom In Amethyst
Final score:
52points
#35
Crystals (xenotime, Zircon) Arranged In A Radiating Polished Slice Of Rock - Chrysanthemumstone
Final score:
52points
#36
Labradorite
Final score:
52points
MarcMessenger 8 years ago
Nah this should be #1 Labradorite is an amazing stone, I love that it demands your attention and manipulation if you're to ever hope to see all of the plays of colour, and in varying lights if you want to see the full range of colours in some of them. A gorgeous, physical reminder that nature has a beauty beyond pretty scenery and in such small packages.
#37
Wulfenite
Final score:
51points
#38
Opalised Ammonite
Final score:
49points
#39
Beautiful Raw Emerald
Final score:
47points
#41
Peacock Coal - McAdoo, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Final score:
43points
#42
Cuprite, Congo
Final score:
39points
AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 4 years ago (edited)
Cuprite, the ruby crystal. It isn’t ruby, rather copper oxide. Its crystal is beautiful! It’s very precious, however, because whenever it’s exposed to any light its color darkens and turns a brownish purple. This is a really nice specimen!
#43
Honey Calcite Glowing Through Fluorite
Final score:
38points
#44
Peruvian Blue Opal
#46
Colusite & Sphalerite
Final score:
36points
#50
Cyanotrichite - Arizona
Final score:
31points
#51
Iceland Spar Calcite Crystal
Final score:
30points
#54
Azurite & Malachite On Smokey Quartz Point With 'Record Keeper' Markings
Final score:
26points
#55
Chalsedoon
Final score:
25points
#56
Ammolite; Opalized Ammonite Fossil
Final score:
24points
TammyChapman 8 years ago
This is why people take such care when they are unearthing fossils. Beautiful.
#57
Aigue-marine
Final score:
24points
#58
Cuprite - Bisbee, Az
Final score:
22points
#59
Euchlorine - Russia
Final score:
20points
#60
Esquel Pallasite Meteorite - Only Comes From Space
Final score:
20points
TammyChapman 8 years ago
Is it me? Or do all the ones that come from meteors seem to glow from the inside??
#61
Sunny Blue Sky, Ceylon Sapphire
Final score:
16points
#62
Olivine
Final score:
15points
#63
Astrophyllite
Final score:
14points
#66
Acantithe Coated By Chalcopyrite On White Quartz And Rock
Final score:
11points
Дмитрий Иванов 8 years ago
Emmm Is it just Me or doess this particular picture mineral piece looks like a some kind of warrior standing on the knee and holding a sword in his left outstretched arm?
#67
Native Silver - British Columbia
Final score:
11points
#68
Labradorit
Final score:
11points
AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 4 years ago
Labradorite is a wonderful example of chatoyancy, its color shimmers wonderfully in the light!
#69
John's Rock's
Final score:
9points
TammyChapman 8 years ago
Wow!!! That is gorgeous. I would love to have a smaller piece of that one.
#70
Manganite - South Africa
Final score:
8points
#71
Rainbow Lattice Sunstone - Australia
Final score:
8points
#72
Iridescent Mass
Final score:
7points
#73
Spectrolite (a Variety Of Labradorite Found Only In Finland)
Final score:
7points
TammyChapman 8 years ago
WOW!!!! I want all of them... specifically the ones that would fit in the palm of my hand or smaller. I have small hands.
#74
Acanthite Coated By Chalcopyrite And Silver Wires
Final score:
5points
#76
A Better Snap Of The Labradorite
Final score:
5points
#79
Leopards Labradorite
Final score:
1point
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AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 4 years ago
You need to add vanadinite!!! Especially vanadinite in goethite or barite. It has the most beautiful scarlet crystals, I have one.
FurnishMyWay_Blog 9 years ago
These are absolutely stunning. Would love to have a home gallery of stunning stones like these on display one day!
AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 4 years ago
You need to add vanadinite!!! Especially vanadinite in goethite or barite. It has the most beautiful scarlet crystals, I have one.
FurnishMyWay_Blog 9 years ago
These are absolutely stunning. Would love to have a home gallery of stunning stones like these on display one day!
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