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		Agate (quartz)  Translucent/opaque; layers, circlets or banded varying colours including browns, yellows, whites, blues, greys, blacks and shades of orange-brown.
		Almandine (garnet)  Red with a violet tint
		Amazonite (feldspar)  Opaque green or blue/green Also known as: Amazon stone
		Amethyst  Transparent; violet or pale red-violet
		Amethyst Quartz  Translucent violet with whitish stripes
		Andalusite  Transparent yellow, green or brownish-red
		Apatite  Transparent; colourless, pink, yellow, green, blue or violet
		Aquamarine  Light-blue, blue or blue-green. Can be anything from transparent to opaque. Also known as: Beryl (blue)
		Aventurine  Translucent to opaque; green or golden-brown
		Beryl  Gold, yellow-green, yellow, pink or colourless. Can be anything from transparent to opaque. Also known as: Aquamarine (blue beryl) and Emerald (green beryl)
		Carnelian (quartz)  Dull/translucent; cherry red, white, grey, blue Also known as: Chalcedony, Sard (red-brown, often looking similar to cornelian)
		Chrysoberyl  Transparent golden yellow, green-yellow or brown.
		Chrysoprase (quartz) Translucent/opaque, apple green
		Citrine  Transparent; yellow to golden-brown
		Cordierite Transpartent or translucent; various shades of blue Also known as: Iolite, Dichroite and Water Sapphire.
		Demantoid (garnet)  Transparent green or emerald-green. Also known as: Andradite
		Dendritic Agate (quartz)  Translucent white/grey with tree- or fern-like dendrites (patterns of iron or manganese inclusions)
		Diamond  Colourless (called "white"), yellow, brown, green, blue or red-black Also known as: "Rock" or "Ice"
		Emerald  Emerald-green, light-green, dark-green or yellow-green. Can be anything from transparent to opaque. Also known as: Beryl (green)
		Fluorite  Transparent/translucent; patchy distribution of colourless, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet material Also known as: Fluorspar
		Garnet (grossular)  Green, yellow or copper-brown
		Hematite  Opaque; black, grey-black or brown/red Also known as: Specularite or bloodstone
		Hiddenite (spodumene)  Transparent yellow/green
		Jade  Opaque to translucent; green, violet, brown, partly-black, yellow and sometimes white. Also known as: Jadeite, Nephrite
		Jasper (quartz)  Opaque; all colours are possible, most often spotted or striped. Also known as: Hornstone, Plasma (dark green), Prase (green), Silex (brown with red spots)
		Kunzite (spodumene)  Transparent pink-violet (or light violet)
		Kyanite  A non-fluorescent, vitreous (pearly) mineral which is translucent to transparent, and can be found in varying shades of blue, white, gray, green, or black.
		Labradorite (feldspar)  Opaque dark-grey to black. Has subtle plays of colour across the surface.
		Lapis Lazuli  Opaque blue, often with silver/grey or dark inclusions Also known as: Lapis, Lazurite
		Malachite  Opaque combination (striped) of light, mid and dark greens, often with black areas.
		Moonstone (feldspar)  Turbid/transparent; pale sheen, yellow, colourless.
		Moss Agate (quartz)  Traslucent, colourless with green inclusions Also known as: Moss Jasper
		Obsidian  Opaque or translucent; black, grey, brown or green
		Opal (quartz)  Transparent/opaque; white, grey, blue, green, orange
		Peridot Transparent; olive-green, yellow-green. Sometimes partly brown. Also known as: Chrysolite or Olivine
		Prasiolite Transparent, light-lime green Also known as: Vermarine or Greened Amethyst
		Pyrite Opaque brass-yellow or greyish-yellow Also known as: Marcasite (a mistaken identity!), or Fool's Gold.
		Pyrope (garnet)  Red with a brown tint Also known as: Cape Ruby
		Quartz Cat's Eye Translucent to opaque; white, grey, yellow, brown or green
		Rhodochrosite  Opaque to transparent; rose-red to white (striped) Also known as: Inca-rose
		Rhodonite  Opaque to transparent red with black inclusions
		Rock Crystal (quartz)  Transparent, and colourless
		Rose Quartz  Transparent or translucent; pale to strong pink
		Ruby  Varying tones of red. Can be transparent, translucent or opaque.
		Sapphire  Generally blue in various hues. Also orange, green, purple, yellow, pink and black. Can be transparent or opaque. Also known as: Oriental Topaz (yellow), Oriental Peridot (Green), Padparadschah (orange-pink).
		Scapolite  Transparent or translucent; yellow/brown, pink, violet or (sometimes) colourless Also known as: Wernerite
		Smoky Quartz  Transparent; smoky grey or brown-to-black
		Spessarite (garnet)  Orange to red-brown
		Spinel  Transparent; red, pink, violet, yellow, orange, blue, dark green or black. Also known as: Ceylonite or Pleonaste (dark-green to black/opaque), Piconite (brown), Rubicelle (yellow), Balas Ruby (pale red), Gahnite (zinc spinel)
		Tanzanite  Transparent; blue, violet, amethyst Also known as: Blue Zoisite
		Tiger's Eye  Opaque gold yellow/brown
		Topaz  Transparent yellow, red-brown, light blue, pale green or pink-red.
		Tourmaline  Transparent and/or opaque; colourless, or multi-coloured (including yellow, red, pink, green, blue, brown, black or violet)
		Turquoise  Opaque sky blue, blue-green or apple green. Also known as: Callais
		Uvarovite (garnet)  Emerald green; transparent/translucent
		Zircon  Translucent; colourless, yellow, brown, orange, red, green, blue or violet