Gift Guide · Under $50
Crystal Gifts Under $50
This is the step-up tier: stones whose display-grade pieces start at $25 to $50 in each profile's documented price range. None of them duplicate the under-$25 list, because here the extra budget is the point. It buys a natural citrine point instead of a heated tumble, or carved genuine nephrite jade instead of dyed serpentine. Every Shop link goes to a single-stone listing we vetted by hand, ranked by how often the stone appears across our curated collections.
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- Almandine Garnetfrom $3
The Warrior's Stone
$3-20 tumbled stones and rough · $25-200 faceted gems under 5ct
- Ametrinefrom $10
The Two-Toned Gem
$10-30/ct (commercial) · $30-80/ct (fine bicolor with sharp boundary)
- Nephritefrom $5
The Original Jade
$5-30 tumbled or small carvings · $50-500 quality specimens and carvings
