Minor Gems

The stones represented in the accompanying colored plate have, for the most part, but limited use, either because of their local occurrence or their lack of special gem qualities. Three of them are peculiar to the United States, and deserve on that account, perhaps, to be better known and more widely used by our people. These are variscite, chlorastrolite, and thomsonite.

Chlorastrolite gem stone
Hematite gem stone
Moldavite gem stone
Thomsonite gem stone
Variscite gem stone