48 crystals

Green Crystals

What Makes Minerals Green?

Green is the most common color in the mineral kingdom because the two most abundant transition metals - iron and copper - both commonly produce green. Iron in its Fe²⁺ state (as in olivine and epidote) absorbs red light, transmitting green. Copper compounds (malachite, chrysocolla, dioptase) achieve green through different electronic transitions. Chromium, though rarer, produces the finest greens: the pure green of emerald and chrome diopside.

Agate

The Stabilizer

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Alexandrite

The Chameleon Gem

Hardness 8.5·Chrysoberyl Family

Amazonite

The Hope Stone

Hardness 6·Feldspar Group

Ammolite

The Seven Color Gem

Hardness 4·Organic Gemstone (Fossilized Aragonite)

Apophyllite

The Light Keeper

Hardness 5·Phyllosilicate Group

Aquamarine

The Sailor's Gem

Hardness 7.5·Beryl Family

Aventurine

The Stone of Opportunity

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Bloodstone

The Martyr's Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Calcite

The Shapeshifter

Hardness 3·Carbonate Group

Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl

The Winking Stone

Hardness 8.5·Chrysoberyl Family

Chrysocolla

The Teaching Stone

Hardness 2.5·Phyllosilicate Group

Chrysoprase

The Stone of Venus

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Diamond

The Invincible

Hardness 10·Native Element (Carbon)

Dioptase

The Emerald Impostor

Hardness 5·Cyclosilicate Group

Dragon Blood Jasper

The Stone of Courage

Hardness 7·Epidote-Piemontite Rock

Emerald

The Stone of Successful Love

Hardness 7.5·Beryl Family

Fire Agate

The Flame Within

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Fluorapatite

The Gemstone in Your Teeth

Hardness 5·Phosphate Group (Apatite)

Fluorite

The Genius Stone

Hardness 4·Halide Group

Garnet

The Warrior's Stone

Hardness 7·Garnet Group

Grape Agate

The Dream Cluster

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Hawk's Eye

The Stone of Vision

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Hemimorphite

The Light Blue Fan

Hardness 5·Sorosilicate Group

Jade

The Dream Stone

Hardness 6.5·Two Minerals: Jadeite and Nephrite

Jasper

The Supreme Nurturer

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Kyanite

The Blade of Balance

Hardness 4.5·Nesosilicate Group

Labradorite

The Stone of Transformation

Hardness 6.5·Feldspar Group

Larimar

The Dolphin Stone

Hardness 5·Pectolite variety

Malachite

The Stone of Transformation

Hardness 3.5·Carbonate Group

Moldavite

The Stone from the Stars

Hardness 5.5·Tektite (Impact Glass)

Moss Agate

The Gardener's Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Native Copper

The Builder's Metal

Hardness 2.5·Native Element

Nuummite

The Sorcerer's Stone

Hardness 6·Metamorphic Rock (Gedrite-Anthophyllite)

Ocean Jasper

The Orbicular Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Peridot

The Evening Emerald

Hardness 6.5·Olivine Group

Phantom Quartz

The Ghost Crystal

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Prasiolite

The Green Amethyst

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Prehnite

The Healer's Stone

Hardness 6.5·Phyllosilicate Group

Septarian

The Dragon Stone

Hardness 4·Concretion (Multi-mineral)

Seraphinite

The Angel Stone

Hardness 2.5·Clinochlore variety

Serpentine

The Serpent Stone

Hardness 3.5·Phyllosilicate Group

Sphalerite

The Fire Diamond

Hardness 3.5·Sulfide Group

Tourmaline

The Rainbow Stone

Hardness 7.5·Borosilicate Group

Turquoise

The Sky Stone

Hardness 6·Phosphate Group

Unakite

The Stone of Vision

Hardness 6.5·Altered Granite

Variscite

The Healer's Heart Stone

Hardness 4.5·Phosphate Group

Watermelon Tourmaline

The Dual Heart Stone

Hardness 7·Borosilicate Group

Zircon

The Eldest Gem

Hardness 7.5·Nesosilicate Group