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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 10 years ago
Would love to own this...my very own private sunset...absolutely beautiful...
MauricioFerrusca 10 years ago
This looks amazing. With enough imagination, you can see clouds, sun and earth. I'd watch it for hours.
AbiezerCelzo224352 10 years ago
It's like one of the fairy tale movies where the villain has the access to see the location of the main character using a magical ball.
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#2
Luz Opal With Galaxy Inside
CharlotteAuxFraises 10 years ago
Who's to say that our universe might not be observed in a similar manner in a reality unknown to us?!
ValerieWagner 10 years ago
Many of these minerals seem like snap shots of our galaxy.
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#3
Ocean Inside An Opal
TammyChapman 9 years ago
What type of mineral is this?? So many different forms all in one piece.
Hans Sanders 1 month ago
it is called Lodolite, its that part of quartz where it sits on the matrix where opal has started to grow on already existing minerals
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#4
Bismuth
wolvesrcool 10 years ago
i have some of this , it looks like a small version of where the wizard of oz is or where superman is from !! its amazing!!!
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KarenStephens 10 years ago
Bismuth poisoning exists and mostly affects the kidney, liver, and bladder. Skin and respiratory irritation can also follow exposure to resp
#5
Lightning Ridge Black Opal
TammyChapman 9 years ago
Oops, another opal....must have this one. My favorite, where can I find this one??
TammyChapman 9 years ago
OMG!!! So beautiful, it's my favorite color too. What type of mineral is this one?
#6
Opal Fossil
KarenStephens 10 years ago
The opal isn't a fossil, what the liquid seeped into and left the opal to crystallize in, is. It's an opalized fossil.
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TammyChapman 9 years ago
Wow! This one is very unusual. Beautiful. What are the dimensions on this one??
#7
Worlds Biggest Amethyst Geode – The ‘Empress Of Uruguay’
FranciscoQuiñones 10 years ago
Astonishing geodith, it appears as if she is saving, as a seed, the numinous vastness of the Cosmos... Asombrosa geodita, que parece guardar
Anthony Ferragine 3 years ago
Me: sees “wow” Gaurd: “isn’t she a beauty?” Me: my face:OoO “she’s mine now!” *Laughs* *steals*
Iren Wigfall 2 years ago
You have no choice and I’m just trying to make it better but you have no choice or to get me on it but I’m just going on that you have no problem 😌 I will let him go back to the world 🌍 you are welcome 🤗 and your love 💕 I miss your love 💕 I appreciate your support but you have no respect ✊ I’m just going for the first thing in life I’m sorry 😢 but you never 👎 to do this I know that I’m just trying so much with the family that I’m so sick 🤒 and you don’t have to do it anymore and you don’t have to be a part in your family I love 💕 but I’m so proud 🥲 I’m sorry 😣 but I’m so glad 😀 I miss your love 💕 and love 💕 all of my love 😍 thank goodness 😅 you and my brother and my sister and
#8
Rose Quartz Geode
TammyChapman 9 years ago
Wow!! How do I find quartz geodes?? Color doesn't matter really I, just love geodes. Although a dark sapphire color would be so awesome. (It's my favorite color. But other colors are cool too.
Susanna Khanuk 2 years ago (edited)
Just want to make sure everyone's on the same page: this is beautiful, but while the geode druzy is natural, the color is not. This is a regular quartz geode dyed red. "Normal" rose quartz does not form geodes, though there is a rarer type of pink quartz quartz that does form geodes, the crystal structure is different and the color is not nearly this vibrant.
#9
Fluorite
#10
Burmese Tourmaline
#11
Titanium Quartz
Baylee Parker 3 years ago
This is made by electroplating quartz with titanium at different voltages! It's really kind of amazing!
#12
Scolecite
Eternal Winter (AuthenticFrost) 2 years ago
It looks like a mini snow or ice explosion frozen (pun not intended) in time to me
#13
Chrysocolla In Malachite
TraceyKendrew 10 years ago
Malachite has to be one of the most beautiful crystals, and to see these hidden in it....... amazing
Anthony Ferragine 3 years ago
Hoe hoe hoe idiots You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better. You suck a little off on my toes but you can’t can’t make that much better.
#14
Watermelon Tourmaline
Myles Gaunt 3 years ago
i dot care that it is a rock I am going to find it and eat it
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#15
Azurite
JohnStackhouse 10 years ago
Azurite is also known as the "Stone of Heaven"...if it's worn next to the skin (not this specimen), it will enable you to do miracles
#16
Bismuth
#17
Rhodochrosite
IuliaDraghiev 10 years ago
looks like the Tesseract...makes me wander what amazing powers it possesses:D
#18
Uvarovite
#19
Realgar On Calcite
#20
Crocoite
#21
Fluorite/quartz/pyrite Combination
StarlaMiller 10 years ago
It's a shame that so much prejudice comes with this beautiful mineral.
#22
Cobaltocalcite
JenBrant 10 years ago
To me, it looks like lots of little faces, screaming. Still pretty though. :)
MaureenDaniels 10 years ago
Maybe you should go and see someone about that, take a Rohrschach Test.
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Eternal Winter (AuthenticFrost) 2 years ago
That was the exact same thing I thought as soon as I saw it, except instead of "onion slices" it was "purple onions"
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#23
Tourmaline On Quartz With Lepidolite And Cleavelandite
#24
Rhodochrosite
LizardGamer202 Lizard 8 years ago
Omg before I saw your comment I was thinking that!
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#25
Crocoite
Jillian Jewett 5 years ago
it looks like either beef jerky with sugar/salt, or pretzels gone wrong (too much salt)
#26
Botswana Agate
Final score:
86points
#28
Blue Agate Geode
Final score:
77points
AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 5 years ago
Yeah, only blue lace agates and holly blue agates are real (and they get their blue color from titanium). When quartz is blue due to mineral inclusions, now THAT'S rare. Usually, minerals inside quartz that make it blue are papagoite, magnesioriebeckite, or crocodilite. Sometimes, quartz is fused with gold to get aqua aura quartz. Most quartz with this deep a color, however, are almost always dyed.
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AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 5 years ago (edited)
Yeah, only blue lace agates and holly blue agates are real (and they get their blue color from titanium). When quartz is blue due to mineral inclusions, now THAT'S rare. Usually, minerals inside quartz that make it blue are papagoite, magnesioriebeckite, or crocodilite. Sometimes, quartz is fused with gold to get aqua aura quartz. Most quartz with this deep a color, however, are almost always dyed.
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or a water dragon egg *replies to own comment...*
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A Heart Of Flesh And Blood ; Carneole
Final score:
69points
Peter Evans 2 years ago
it looks like the beating heart thing that calamity ganon is inside in breth of the wild
Susanna Khanuk 2 years ago (edited)
This is probably not real carnelian (which I assume is what was meant by carneole, as carneole isn't a thing). The red color is way brighter than any carnelian I've ever seen, and the way the cracks are darker than the rest of the stone makes it looks like it was dyed and more dye seeped into the cracks.
AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 5 years ago
Do you mean carnelian? Last I checked, carneole isn't a thing...
Susanna Khanuk 2 years ago
Yeah, and I doubt this is real carnelian either. It's way too bright in color, and the cracks are darker than the rest of rhe stone, a common feature of dyeing.
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Purple Geode Druzy Stone
Final score:
62points
#31
1.8 Mm Multicolor Rutile Crystal
Final score:
60points
ShanoahTurner 10 years ago
The speed of light in space.. Does anyone else feel like these are all pieces of other galaxies?
TammyChapman 9 years ago
Yes, and I would love to wear these pieces of the other galaxies on a chain around my neck.
JohnStackhouse 10 years ago
Not only pieces of galaxies, but everything in the Universe can also be found in the human body! We aren't indigenous to Earth, but stars
#32
#26 Obsidian
Final score:
57points
#33
Gold (Dragon) On Quartz
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 9 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.
Shanara Rowland 3 years ago
Labradorite is incredible. Those flashes when they catch the right light.. could lose myself in them for days. If you're looking for genuine, affordable Labradorite, check out www.cosmickin.com
#37
Wulfenite
Final score:
51points
#38
Opalised Ammonite
Final score:
49points
Tessa Simpson 5 years ago
a night forest, a frozen wonderland and dragons. Who needs cars and planes? Dragons are the way to go.
#39
Beautiful Raw Emerald
Final score:
47points
#40
Amazing Fukang Meteorite
Final score:
44points
#41
Peacock Coal - McAdoo, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Final score:
43points
Eternal Winter (AuthenticFrost) 2 years ago
Is it just me or does the top remind you of those Water puddles with oil in them?
Susanna Khanuk 2 years ago
Because it is colorful and iridescent, like a peacocks tail
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#42
Cuprite, Congo
Final score:
39points
AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 5 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
#45
Lion Fish
Final score:
36points
#46
Colusite & Sphalerite
Final score:
36points
#47
Fire Agate
Final score:
34points
#48
Wulfenite Crystal
Final score:
34points
#49
Azurite And Malachite
Final score:
31points
#50
Cyanotrichite - Arizona
Final score:
31points
#51
Iceland Spar Calcite Crystal
Final score:
30points
#52
Pink Quartz Geode
Final score:
30points
#53
Emerald
Final score:
29points
#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 9 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 9 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
Gloria Beardslee 3 years ago
Looks just like one of the marshmallows I toasted over our campfire…vey cool - and a very accurate representation!
Tessa Simpson 5 years ago
a night sky full of stars with blackish-gold lands
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Insect Inclusion Baltic Amber
Final score:
13points
#65
Tourmaline
Final score:
13points
#66
Acantithe Coated By Chalcopyrite On White Quartz And Rock
Final score:
11points
Дмитрий Иванов 9 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
Claire Wolin 4 years ago
or a nocked over castele sorry I am bad at spelling
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Labradorit
Final score:
11points
AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 5 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 9 years ago
Wow!!! That is gorgeous. I would love to have a smaller piece of that one.
Susanna Khanuk 2 years ago
That's just regular quartz then. Smokey quartz is quartz with other minerals in its composition that make it grey or black
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Manganite - South Africa
Final score:
8points
#71
Rainbow Lattice Sunstone - Australia
Final score:
8points
random internet person 5 years ago
reminds me of that glitch effect they sometimes put in yt vids
#72
Iridescent Mass
Final score:
7points
#73
Spectrolite (a Variety Of Labradorite Found Only In Finland)
Final score:
7points
TammyChapman 9 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
#75
Calcite - Romania
Final score:
5points
Tessa Simpson 5 years ago
or spiky cat fur (both my kitten's fur gets spiky when they get scared and it's so cute)
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A Better Snap Of The Labradorite
Final score:
5points
#78
Beautiful Rocks From Rubyfall Georgia
Final score:
2points
#79
Leopards Labradorite
Final score:
1point
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AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 5 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 10 years ago
These are absolutely stunning. Would love to have a home gallery of stunning stones like these on display one day!
ChristineAshton 10 years ago
I love them all - they just make me feel in awe of Nature and all creation
10 years ago
Such perfect beauty in nature. Natural treasures one and all. Thank you for sharing. X
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AlmndButtrToast - Alexander McLean 5 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 10 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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