Gift Guide · Under $25
Crystal Gifts Under $25
Every stone here clears two bars. First, $25 buys a display-grade piece, a polished point, palm stone, or small specimen, not just a pocket tumble, based on each profile's documented price range. Second, the Shop link goes to a single-stone product listing we vetted by hand, because the cheap end of the marketplace is where dye jobs and glass swaps live. 58 stones qualify, ranked by how often they appear across our curated collections.
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- Amberfrom $2
The Window to Prehistoric Life
$2-10/g (common Baltic) · $20-100/g (with insect inclusions)
- Mangano Calcitefrom $3
The Pink Stone of Compassion
$3-12 tumbled · $15-60 polished hearts or palm stones
- Schorlfrom $3
The Iron-Black Tourmaline
$3-15 rough pieces and small crystals · $20-100 well-terminated prismatic crystals on matrix
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