Calcite a common mineral with more crystal structures than any other

Carnelian reddish orange brown variety of quartz that's often banded

Pronounced kal~SED~uh~nee this mineral is a fine grained variety of quartz

Charoite exhibits lilac to purple colour with beautiful swirling patterns

Chrysocolla a soft and fragile mineral that must be handled carefully

Chrysoprase green variety of quartz widely used for decorative purposes

Citrine relatively rare yellow variety of quartz. Birthstone for November

The history of copper can be traced back at least 10,000 years

Only red corundum is known as ruby all other colours are sapphire