There are more than 700 new photos and animations (synthetics) in this expanded gem section.

More than 70 jaspers and agates have been identified and photographed.

I will be visiting Quartzsite & Tucson in 2008, look for a few updaes upon my return.

andalusite
amorphous
obsidian
amber
moldavite
apatite
beryl
aquamarine
bixbite
emerald
heliodor
goeshite
morganite
charoite
chrysocolla
corundum
ruby
sapphire
danburite
feldspar
amazonite
labradorite
moonstone
orthoclase
sunstone
fluorite
garnet
almandine
demantoid
grossular
pyrope
rhodolite
spessartine
tsavorite
almandine
iolite
intarsia (technique)
jade
kunzite
lapis
malachite
opal
peridot
prehnite
psilomaine
quartz
macrocrystalline
amethyst
ametrine
caringorm
citrine
"included"
rock crystal
rose
microcrystalline
agate
aventurine
"included"
jasper
petrified fossil
prase
tiger eye
rhodochrosite
rhodonite
scapolite
sillimanite
spinel
sugilite
synthetic
beryl
corundum
crab fire agate
cubic zirconia
fiber optic
glass
lapis lazuli
linde star
opal
quartz
strontium titanate
sugalite
victoria stone
topaz
blue topaz
guerro topaz
imperial topaz
"included"
rutilated topaz
white topaz
tourmaline
bicolor
dravite
green
indicolite
peach
rubelite
yellow
watermellon
turquoise
zircon
zoisite
tanzanite
thulite