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Crystal Price Guide
What 350 stones actually cost, from dollar-bin tumbles to collector specimens. Each range runs from a stone's cheapest common form to its gem-grade top, so you can see where a fair price lands before you buy, and catch the listing that is too cheap to be real.
Tiers below are sorted by entry price, the cost of the smallest common piece. The full range beside each stone shows where it goes from there. Every stone links to its profile and its real-versus-fake checks, because the cheapest listing is the one most likely to be something else.
Under $5
121 stonesPocket stones and tumbles. Where most collections start.
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$1-5 tumbled or small slices · $10-80 polished slabs · $50-1,000+ fire agate or Botswana
Volcanic Glass (Obsidian variety)
$1-3 raw · $3-10 tumbled · $10-30 larger or exceptional specimens
Quartz Family
$1-5 tumbled · $5-40 polished pieces · $20-200 large carvings or rare blue specimens
Igneous Rock (Volcanic)
$1-5 tumbled · $10-40 columnar basalt specimens · $20-80 specimen-quality vesicular basalt
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$1-5 tumbled or beads · $5-30 cabochons · $20-100 carved or larger pieces
Borosilicate Group
$1-5 tumbled · $5-50 raw crystals · $50-300+ large terminated specimens
Carbonate Group
$1-5 tumbled · $5-50 crystal specimens · $50-1,000+ large display or rare color specimens
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$1-5 tumbled · $10-60 cabochons and carved pieces · $50-500 fine antique carnelian seals
Quartz Family
$1-5 tumbled · $10-100 crystal points · $100-2,000+ large display clusters or Herkimers
Native Element (Carbon)
$1,000-5,000/ct (1ct, good quality) · $10,000-30,000/ct (fine, colorless) · $100,000+/ct (fancy colors, large stones)
Garnet Group
$1-5 common almandine · $20-300 rhodolite and hessonite · $500-10,000+ tsavorite and demantoid
Oxide Group
$1-5 tumbled · $10-80 specular or botryoidal specimens · $50-500+ iron rose clusters
Borate Group
$1-3 tumbled (natural white) · $1-5 dyed · $10-40 larger natural specimens
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$1-5 common tumbled · $10-80 polished slabs · $50-500+ ocean jasper or rare varieties
Igneous Rock (Basalt/Scoria)
$1-5 tumbled or beaded · $5-20 larger specimens · $10-50 decorative pieces
Sedimentary Rock
$1-5 specimen pieces · $10-50 fossiliferous slabs · $20-100 display-quality fossil limestone
Volcanic Glass
$1-5 tumbled · $5-25 polished · $15-80 carved or large specimens
Volcanic Glass
$1-8 tumbled · $10-80 polished specimens · $50-500+ rainbow or carved pieces
Chalcedony (Quartz Family)
$1-5 tumbled · $5-25 polished specimens · $20-100 large carvings or display pieces
Quartz Family
$1-5 tumbled · $10-80 carved or polished · $200-3,000+ star rose quartz or rare crystals
Sedimentary Rock
$1-5 specimens · $10-40 decorative slabs · $20-100 fossil-bearing or cross-bedded specimens
Phyllosilicate Group
$1-5 tumbled · $5-30 polished or carved · $20-200 bowenite or fine carved specimens
Volcanic Glass
$1-5 tumbled · $5-25 polished or carved · $10-60 larger display specimens
Feldspathoid Group
$1-5 tumbled · $10-60 polished specimens · $50-500 hackmanite specimens
Quartz Family
$1-5 tumbled · $5-40 polished cabochons · $50-500+ hawk's eye or pietersite
Borosilicate Group
$1-5 black schorl · $20-500 colored gem specimens · $5,000-50,000+ per carat Paraiba
Altered Granite
$1-4 tumbled · $5-25 polished pieces · $10-80 carved or large specimens
Feldspar Group
$2-8 tumbled · $15-100 polished pieces · $50-1,000+ Pikes Peak specimens on matrix
Organic Gem (Fossilized Resin)
$2-10/g (common Baltic) · $20-100/g (with insect inclusions) · $100-1,000+/g (blue Dominican or rare inclusions)
Quartz Family
$2-15 tumbled · $20-200+ points & clusters · $500-5,000+ cathedral geodes
Aluminum Silicate
$2-10 rough or chiastolite slice · $20-80 faceted mid-grade · $100-400 fine pleochroic gem
Mica Group
$2-8 small specimen flakes · $10-40 medium books showing cleavage · $30-150 large display-quality books from pegmatites
Nesosilicate Group
$2-8 small fans · $8-30 medium specimens · $30-100 large fan formations
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-50 cabochons and carved pieces · $50-300 fine specimens with vivid spots
Calcium Carbonate
$2-10 tumbled · $15-50 raw chunk · $60-200 large carved piece
Volcanic Glass
$2-10 man-made glass (sold as blue obsidian) · $30-100 confirmed natural rough · $100-500+ authenticated collector specimens
Quartz Family (Chalcedony/Agate)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-40 polished slabs · $30-150 fine banding specimens
Quartz Family (Microcrystalline)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-50 cabochons · $30-200 fine blue Namibian or carved specimens
Phyllosilicate Group
$2-8 tumbled · $10-60 rough or polished · $100-2,000+ gem silica cabochons
Quartz Family (Chalcedony/Agate)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-50 polished slabs · $50-300 exceptional pattern specimens
Igneous Rock
$2-8 tumbled · $10-30 polished spheres or palm stones · $20-80 decorative pieces
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-50 polished slabs · $30-200 exceptional scenic specimens
Epidote-Piemontite Rock
$2-8 tumbled · $10-40 cabochons or polished · $20-100 larger specimens
Nesosilicate Group
$2-8 tumbled · $10-40 cabochons · $20-100 polished specimens
Halide Group
$2-8 tumbled · $15-150 crystal specimens · $200-5,000+ museum-grade Blue John
Igneous Rock (Plutonic)
$2-10 specimen pieces · $40-100/sq ft countertop slabs · $20-80 polished display specimens
Opal (Common, Non-Precious)
$2-10 tumbled · $15-80 polished cabochons · $100-400 top-grade Tanzanian apple green
Sulfate Mineral
$2-10 small specimens · $10-50 selenite towers · $50-500+ fine crystal specimens or desert roses
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$2-8 tumbled · $5-30 cabochons · $20-100 larger specimens or mixed hawk/tiger pieces
Quartz Family
$2-10 small singles · $10-50 clear well-formed crystals · $50-500+ large, exceptional, or enhydro specimens
Two Minerals: Jadeite and Nephrite
$2-10 nephrite tumbled · $50-500 carved nephrite · $10,000-3,000,000+ Imperial jadeite
Nesosilicate Group
$2-8 tumbled · $5-40 blade crystals · $50-500+ gem-grade or orange/green varieties
Igneous Rock (Feldspar-dominant)
$2-8 tumbled · $8-30 polished · $20-80 large display or strong flash specimens
Mica Group
$2-6 tumbled · $8-40 polished pieces · $30-200 specimens with tourmaline on matrix
Oxide Group
$2-8 tumbled · $5-30 crystal specimens · $10-80 natural lodestone (attracts iron)
Quartz Family (Chalcedony/Jasper)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-50 polished or cabochons · $30-150 large display specimens
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-50 cabochons or polished · $30-200 exceptional scenic specimens
Feldspar Group (Plagioclase Series)
$2-10 common white oligoclase specimens · $15-80 sunstone cabochons and small faceted stones · $100-1000+ large faceted Oregon sunstones with strong copper schiller
Sulfide Group
$2-8 small specimens · $8-30 medium display pieces · $20-100 large or natural bornite
Phyllosilicate Group
$2-8 tumbled · $15-80 polished specimens · $50-500+ gem-grade Malian spheres
Metamorphic Rock
$2-10 specimens · $50-150/sq ft countertop slabs · $15-60 polished display specimens
Volcanic Rock (Rhyolite)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-40 polished palm stones · $30-150 carved or large specimens
Beryl Family
$2,000-10,000/ct small gems · $10,000-50,000/ct fine stones · $100,000+/ct exceptional stones over 1ct
Inosilicate Group
$2-8 tumbled · $15-100 polished specimens · $500-10,000+ Broken Hill gem crystals
Sulfate Group
$2-8 tumbled or small wands · $10-60 towers and lamps · $100-1,000+ large transparent blades
Metamorphic Rock
$2-10 specimens · $5-15/sq ft roofing slate · $15-60 decorative pieces
Quartz Family
$2-8 tumbled · $10-100 crystal points · $100-2,000+ large alpine or collector specimens
Oxide Mineral (Beryllium-Magnesium Aluminum)
$2,000-10,000/ct small stones · $10,000-35,000/ct fine gem quality · $50,000+/ct exceptional large stones
Silicate Mineral (Phyllosilicate)
$2-10 specimen pieces · $5-30 massive talc blocks · $20-100 rare crystallized talc specimens
Chalcedony (Quartz Family)
$2-8 tumbled · $10-30 polished specimens · $20-80 large display pieces
Phosphate Group
$2-8 stabilized tumbled · $20-200 natural cabochons · $500-10,000+ high-grade Sleeping Beauty or Persian
Garnet Group
$3-20 tumbled stones and rough · $25-200 faceted gems under 5ct · $300-2000 large clean gems with exceptional color over 5ct
Sulfate Mineral
$3-15 rough angelite tumbles · $15-60 polished angelite spheres or palm stones · $50-300 crystalline specimens from alpine or hydrothermal localities
Carbonate Group
$3-10 small clusters · $10-50 star cluster specimens · $30-200 large or blue specimens
Carbonate Group
$3-10 tumbled · $15-150 rough or azurite-malachite · $200-5,000+ fine Moroccan or Tsumeb crystals
Quartz Family (Chalcedony/Agate)
$3-10 tumbled · $15-80 cabochons · $50-300+ quality rough or large pieces
Pyroxene Group (Silicate)
$3-10 tumbled · $10-40 polished specimens · $20-80 decorative pieces
Carbonate Group
$3-10 tumbled · $10-40 palm stones · $30-150 larger specimens or spheres
Quartz Variety
$3-12 tumbled · $20-75 polished slab · $90-350 large sphere
Silicate Mineral (Nesosilicate)
$3-15 tumbled or sliced · $15-50 polished cross-section pieces · $50-200 fine uncut prismatic crystals
Quartz Family
$3-12 tumbled (heat-treated) · $30-200 natural points · $200-2,000+ natural gem-grade
Sulfate Group (Selenite/Baryte variety)
$3-10 small roses · $10-40 medium specimens · $40-200 large or multi-rose clusters
Carbonate Group
$3-10 small crystals · $10-50 saddle-shaped specimens · $30-200 pink or large display pieces
Sorosilicate Group
$3-10 small crystals · $15-80 quality specimens · $100-1,000+ Austrian or large crystalline
Silicate Mineral (Mica Group)
$3-15 raw flakes or tumbled · $15-60 ruby-fuchsite specimens · $50-200 display-quality pieces
Sulfide Group
$3-10 small cubes · $10-50 display specimens · $50-300 large crystal groups or classic locality
Quartz Family
$3-15 tumbled stones and small pieces · $20-80 polished spheres and palm stones · $100-400 large natural crystal points or high-quality display spheres
Carbonate Mineral
$3-12 tumbled · $15-60 polished pieces · $30-200 large rhombohedral crystals
Amphibole Group
$3-10 rough specimens · $10-50 well-formed crystals · $40-200 large euhedral museum-quality crystals
Volcanic Rhyolite
$3-12 tumbled · $15-60 polished palm stones · $30-150 large display pieces
Feldspar Group
$3-10 tumbled · $15-150 polished slabs · $200-2,000+ spectrolite specimens
Rock (Lazurite-based)
$3-10 tumbled · $20-150 polished pieces · $200-5,000+ AAA Afghan specimens
Rhyolite / Chalcedony
$3-10 tumbled · $10-40 polished specimens · $20-80 decorative pieces
Carbonate Mineral
$3-12 tumbled · $10-40 brain-stone nodules · $30-150 large display specimens
Carbonate Group
$3-10 tumbled · $20-200 polished slabs · $200-5,000+ museum botryoidal specimens
Carbonate Mineral
$3-12 tumbled · $15-60 polished hearts or palm stones · $50-300 crystallized specimens
Metamorphic Rock
$3-15 specimen pieces · $20-100/sq ft slabs (commodity) · $200-1,000+/sq ft premium Calacatta
Silica Group (Trade Name)
$3-10 tumbled stones and small cabochons · $15-60 polished palm stones and larger cabochons · $80-300 large display pieces or high-contrast specimen slabs
Feldspar Group
$3-12 tumbled · $15-200 cabochons · $200-5,000+ fine Sri Lankan blue sheen gems
Silicate Mineral (Mica Group)
$3-15 small specimens · $20-80 crystal books · $50-300+ large display specimens or star mica
Carbonate Mineral
$3-12 tumbled · $10-50 polished specimens · $20-150 large display pieces
Feldspar Group
$3-15 granite specimen or single crystal · $20-100 gem moonstone cabochon · $150-1000+ fine blue moonstone or yellow faceted gem
Opal (Common, Non-Precious)
$3-12 tumbled · $25-120 polished cabochons · $150-600 gem-grade translucent blue
Chalcedony (Quartz Family)
$3-15 tumbled or cabochons · $20-80 polished slabs · $50-300 premium Biggs or Owyhee specimens
Mineraloid (Opal variety)
$3-10 tumbled · $10-50 cabochons or polished · $50-300 fine translucent specimens
Feldspar Group (Plagioclase)
$3-15 tumbled · $20-100 cabochons · $50-500 fine transparent specimens with strong flash
Quartz Family
$3-10 tumbled · $15-100 polished or faceted · $100-1,000+ exceptional star or dense sprays
Chalcedony (Quartz Family)
$3-15 tumbled or beads · $20-100 cabochons and cameos · $100-1,000+ antique carved intaglios
Sulfate Minerals
$3-10 raw stick or wand · $15-40 polished tower or bowl · $50-150 large lamp or sphere
Tourmaline Group
$3-15 rough pieces and small crystals · $20-100 well-terminated prismatic crystals on matrix · $150-800 large display specimens from premium localities like Erongo
Clinochlore variety
$3-10 tumbled · $10-60 polished cabochons · $30-200 large display specimens
Mineraloid (Carbon-rich Rock)
$3-10 tumbled or carved · $15-60 pyramids or spheres · $50-300+ elite (Type I) specimens
Nesosilicate Group
$3-10 rough fairy crosses · $10-40 well-defined crosses · $40-200 perfect 90-degree twins or gem-quality
Zeolite Group
$3-15 small clusters · $15-80 quality specimens · $80-500+ large or multi-mineral display pieces
Carbonate Mineral
$3-8 tumbled · $10-25 polished palm stone · $25-60 large display piece
Feldspar Group
$3-15 tumbled · $20-100 faceted (common) · $100-1,000+/ct Oregon copper schiller gems
Quartz Family
$3-10 tumbled · $15-80 polished or cabochons · $50-300 fine transparent with dramatic needles
Feldspar Variety
$4-12 tumbled · $20-60 cabochon · $80-250 fine faceted or large cat's-eye cab
$5-10
91 stonesLarger tumbles and small raw pieces. Still impulse-buy territory.
Zeolite Group
$5-15 small single crystals on matrix · $25-100 well-formed trapezohedra on basalt matrix · $150-600 large gemmy crystals or exceptional multi-crystal groups
Phyllosilicate Group
$5-15 small clusters · $20-100 medium specimens · $100-1,000+ large green or museum-quality
Treated Quartz
$5-20 small points · $20-80 clusters · $80-300 large display specimens
Beryl Family
$5-20 small tumbled · $50-500 gem-grade cabochons · $200-5,000+ fine faceted gems
Native Element
$5-15 small lab-grown crystals · $15-60 medium display pieces · $50-200 large or exceptionally formed
Feldspar Group
$5-20 tumbled · $20-80 polished palm stones · $50-300 display-quality specimens with strong flash
Phosphate Mineral
$5-20 tumbled · $20-100 crystal specimens · $50-500 gem-quality faceted stones
Chalcedony (Quartz Family)
$5-20 tumbled · $20-80 cabochons · $50-300 fine Namibian specimens
Silicate Mineral (Nesosilicate)
$5-20/ct Sky Blue · $10-40/ct Swiss Blue · $15-60/ct London Blue · $100-500+/ct natural untreated blue
Volcanic Rock (not true jasper)
$5-15 tumbled · $15-60 cabochons or polished · $30-150 larger display specimens
Oxide Group
$5-20 small crystals · $20-100 quality specimens · $100-1,000+ Bolivian or Cornish specimens
Sulfate Group
$5-15 small clusters · $20-100 medium geodes · $100-1,000+ large crystal geodes
Sulfide Mineral
$5-20 tarnished pieces · $20-100 crystal specimens · $100-500+ fine tetrahedral crystals
Silicate (Charoite Group)
$5-15 tumbled · $20-100 polished pieces · $100-500+ large high-quality specimens
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$5-15 tumbled · $20-100 cabochons · $100-500+ fine Australian gem-grade
Serpentine Group
$5-15 small sealed specimens · $20-50 vein sections in serpentinite · $50-150 museum-quality fiber specimens
Oxide Mineral (Columbite-Tantalite Series)
$5-20 rough ore specimens · $30-100 well-crystallized matrix pieces · $150-500 exceptional crystal groups from classic localities
Organic Gem (Calcium Carbonate)
$5-30/g (pink common) · $30-100/g (fine red) · $100-500+/g (ox blood or large carvings)
Tectosilicate Group
$5-20/ct (colorless) · $20-50/ct (pink or champagne) · $50-150/ct (large, exceptional clarity)
Pyroxene Group (Silicate)
$5-20 crystal specimens · $15-80 star diopside cabochons · $30-200 fine chrome diopside
Tourmaline Group
$5-30 rough crystals and specimens · $40-200 faceted gems under 5ct · $250-1500 large clean faceted gems over 5ct
Pyroxene Group
$5-20 rough specimens · $30-100 faceted gems under 2ct · $150-500 meteoritic pallasite slices with enstatite
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$5-20 rough or weak fire · $50-300 good fire cabochons · $300-3,000+ exceptional multi-color fire
Opal (Mineraloid)
$5-30 rough or cabochons · $50-300 faceted stones under 3ct · $500-5,000+ fine faceted specimens with play-of-color
Quartz Variety
$5-30 tumbled · $50-200 cluster or point · $300+ museum cabinet specimen
Chalcedony (Quartz Family)
$5-20 tumbled · $20-80 polished towers or palm stones · $50-300 large display specimens with prominent flowers
Phosphate Group (Apatite)
$5-20 rough or tumbled · $20-100/ct gem-quality faceted · $100-500/ct neon blue Paraiba-type
Quartz Family
$5-20 small pieces · $20-80 display crystals · $80-300 large specimens with rich color
Beryl Group
$5-25 rough crystal specimens · $30-150 faceted gems under 5ct · $200-800 large flawless gems over 5ct
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$5-15 small clusters · $15-80 medium specimens · $80-400+ large clusters or rare green variety
Quartz Family
$5-20 tumbled · $15-80 crystal points · $50-300 fine phantom or harlequin specimens
Sorosilicate Group
$5-20 small botryoidal pieces · $20-100 quality blue specimens · $100-500+ large or exceptional crystalline
Garnet Group
$5-25 per carat for commercial Jyotish-grade stones · $30-100 per carat for clean, well-cut stones with good color · $150-400 per carat for exceptional large stones over 10 carats with fine cinnamon color
Zeolite Group
$5-20 small single crystals · $30-150 matrix specimens with multiple crystals · $200-1,000 large display pieces with associated stilbite or apophyllite
Pyroxene Group (Orthopyroxene)
$5-25 tumbled · $40-150 cabochons · $300+ large schiller pieces
Cordierite variety
$5-20/ct (commercial) · $20-60/ct (fine) · $80+/ct (exceptional, large, vivid)
Organic Gem (Fossilized Wood)
$5-20 tumbled or beads · $20-100 carved pieces · $50-500+ Victorian antique or fine Whitby specimens
Granite with Azurite
$5-15 tumbled · $15-80 polished pieces · $50-200 palm stones or large specimens
Pectolite variety
$5-15 tumbled · $20-200 cabochons · $200-2,000+ deep blue AAA-grade pieces
Quartz Family
$5-20 small points · $20-80 medium crystals · $80-500+ large, clear, pronounced striations
Impact Glass (Tektite/Impactite)
$5-20/g (small pieces) · $20-50/g (quality specimens) · $50-200+/g (large, clear, exceptional)
Oxide Mineral (Beryllium-Magnesium Aluminum)
$5,000-20,000/ct rough · $35,000-100,000+/ct faceted gem quality
Native Element
$5-20 small specimens · $20-200 medium specimens with crystal faces · $200-5,000+ large Michigan or crystallized specimens
Amphibole Group (Silicate)
$5-30 tumbled or small carvings · $50-500 quality specimens and carvings · $1,000-100,000+ fine Hotan white nephrite
Quartz Family (Chalcedony)
$5-15 tumbled · $20-100 polished specimens · $100-1,000+ large display pieces with exceptional orbs
Nesosilicates
$5-20 basalt-hosted specimen · $30-150 gem peridot crystal · $200-5000+ pallasite meteorite slice
Mineraloid (Hydrated Silica)
$5-30 common opal · $50-500 white opal with play-of-color · $1,000-50,000+ fine black opal
Carbonate Mineral
$5-20 small pieces · $20-80 good demonstration specimens · $100-500+ large clear rhombohedra
Olivine Group
$5-20 per carat (common) · $50-200/ct (fine Pakistan) · $500+/ct (large, exceptional color)
Fossilized Organic Material
$5-20 small polished pieces · $30-200 slabs and bookends · $200-5,000+ large display specimens or tables
Quartz Family
$5-20 small points · $20-100 clear phantoms · $100-1,000+ sharp green or multi-phantom specimens
Quartz Family (Chalcedony, brecciated)
$5-15 tumbled · $20-100 cabochons · $100-500+ fine Namibian blue-dominant specimens
Sodium Chloride (Rock Salt)
$5-20 small cube · $30-100 nice cluster · $200+ museum-grade cubic specimen
Tourmaline Group
$5-40 per carat pale pink faceted · $150-800 per carat fine hot pink · $1,000-5,000 per carat top-color rubellite
Chalcedony (Quartz Family)
$5-15 tumbled · $15-60 polished free-forms · $50-200 large display pieces
Quartz Family
$5-15/ct (treated, common) · $20-50/ct (large, fine color) · $100+/ct (verified natural, extremely rare)
Igneous Rock (Dolerite/Diabase)
$5-15 small tumbled · $15-50 polished or raw · $50-200 larger specimens with documentation
Phosphate Mineral
$5-15 tumbled · $15-50 polished specimens · $50-200 fine massive purple pieces
Garnet Group
$5-20 per carat for standard quality · $30-80 per carat for clean, well-cut stones · $100-300 per carat for exceptional Bohemian or large stones over 5 carats
Volcanic Glass
$5-15 tumbled · $15-80 polished with good flash · $80-400+ exceptional full-spectrum specimens
Carbonate Group
$5-15 tumbled · $20-200 banded slabs · $500-50,000+ transparent crystals
Silicate Mineral (Epidote Group)
$5-20 tumbled · $30-150 polished specimens · $100-1,000+ large display pieces with prominent ruby
Tungstate Group
$5-20 small specimens · $20-100 crystal specimens · $100-500+ gem-quality or large display
Zeolite Group
$5-20 small sprays · $20-100 medium fan specimens · $100-500+ large radiating sprays
Concretion (Multi-mineral)
$5-15 tumbled · $15-80 polished slabs or eggs · $50-300 large display geodes
Quartz Family
$5-15 small tumbled · $20-60 medium palm stone · $80-300 large display piece
Metamorphic Rock
$5-20 carving blanks · $20-100 finished carvings · $80-200/sq ft countertop grade
Sulfide Group
$5-20 crystal specimens · $30-100/ct faceted Spanish gem · $100-500/ct large, exceptional fire
Quartz Family
$5-15 small points · $15-80 medium specimens · $80-500+ large or exceptional amethyst clusters
Quartz Family
$5-20 small cabochons with faint star · $25-100 medium cabochons with clear star · $100-500+ large specimens with sharp, well-centered star
Carbonate Mineral
$5-15 rough pieces · $20-60 polished atlantisite · $80-300+ fine Tasmanian specimens
Cyclosilicate Group
$5-15 tumbled (lower grade) · $30-150 cabochons · $200-2,000+ gem-grade translucent
Quartz with Multiple Inclusions
$5-15 tumbled · $15-80 polished points · $80-500+ verified specimens with visible inclusions
Quartz Family
$5-20 small points · $20-80 clusters · $80-300 large display specimens
Treated Quartz
$5-15 small treated points · $20-60 medium clusters · $80-200 large display specimens
Natural Glass (Impact Origin)
$5-20 common indochinites · $30-100 splash-form specimens · $100-1,000+ rare forms or moldavites
Silicate Mineral (Epidote Group)
$5-20 tumbled · $15-80 polished specimens · $50-300 high-quality massive pieces
Quartz Family
$5-15 small points · $15-60 medium crystals · $60-300+ large, clear, or exceptional double-terminated
Banded Iron Formation
$5-15 tumbled · $20-80 polished slabs · $50-300 large display specimens
Silicate Group
$5-20/ct (treated blue) · $50-200/ct (sherry or pink) · $500-3,000+/ct (imperial)
Amphibole Group
$5-25 crystalline specimens · $30-150 quality transparent crystals · $50-5,000+ nephrite jade carvings depending on quality and origin
Borate Mineral
$5-15 small TV stone pieces · $20-50 polished display specimens · $10-30 cotton-ball specimens
Apatite Group (Vanadate)
$5-20 small specimens · $20-100 quality Moroccan clusters · $100-1,000+ large or exceptional crystal groups
Inosilicate (Pyroxenoid)
$5-15 rough specimens · $15-50 crystal sprays on matrix · $50-200 fine acicular clusters
Igneous Rock (Syenite with Fluorescent Sodalite)
$5-15 raw cobbles · $20-60 polished specimens · $80-300+ large display pieces
Oxide Mineral
$5-30 Polish synthetic crystals · $50-300 natural Franklin massive specimens · $200-2,000+ rare natural crystallized pieces
Epidote Group
$5-30 rough green zoisite or anyolite tumbles · $50-300 thulite cabochons or small tanzanite rough · $500-5,000+ faceted tanzanite gems per carat depending on saturation
Quartz Family
$8-25 small points · $25-80 display crystals · $80-300 large specimens with rich color
$10-25
91 stonesDisplay-worthy points, clusters, and mid-size raw specimens.
Amphibole Group (Silicate)
$10-40 crystal specimens · $30-150 fine crystal groups · $50-300 cat's eye cabochons
Arsenate Group
$10-40 small crystal groups · $40-200 quality green specimens · $200-3,000+ cuprian purple or exceptional Ojuela specimens
Phosphate Mineral
$10-40 rough specimens · $30-150 faceted gems · $100-500 large transparent crystals
Quartz Family
$10-30/ct (commercial) · $30-80/ct (fine bicolor with sharp boundary) · $100+/ct (large, exceptional)
Sulfate Mineral
$10-40 small rough specimens · $50-200 well-crystallized cabinet pieces · $300-2000+ gemmy Tsumeb or Touissit display crystals
Sulfide
$10-30 rough specimens · $30-100 sharp crystals on matrix · $100-500 fine twinned or large display specimens
Sulfate Mineral
$10-50 small crystal specimens · $50-300 fine Moroccan blue specimens · $100-1,000+ museum-quality clusters
Quartz Family
$10-30 small points · $40-150 quality specimens · $200-2000+ museum-grade with enhydros
Pyroxene Group (Silicate)
$10-50/ct commercial grade · $50-200/ct fine vivid green · $200-500/ct exceptional larger stones
Sulfide Group
$10-30 small specimens · $30-150 crystal specimens · $100-1,000+ fine Chinese crystals on matrix
Oxide Group
$10-40 massive specimens · $50-300 crystallized specimens · $500-10,000+ Tsumeb or transparent crystals
Cyclosilicate Group
$10-40 small crystals · $50-300 quality specimens · $500-10,000+ Tsumeb or large crystal specimens
Tourmaline Group
$10-50 rough crystals · $100-1,000 faceted gems per carat · $5,000-50,000+ per carat for Paraiba
Quartz Family
$10-30 small with visible bubble · $30-100 clear with dramatic bubble movement · $100-500+ large or multiple cavities
Silicate Mineral (Cyclosilicate)
$10-40 rough specimens · $40-150 polished pieces · $100-500 fine crystal specimens from Kola
Quartz Variety (Growth Habit)
$10-50 small · $80-300 quality specimen · $600+ exceptional window
Natural Glass (Lechatelierite)
$10-30 small fragments · $50-200 intact tubes · $300-2,000+ large branching specimens
Oxide/Hydroxide Mineral
$10-40 crystal specimens · $30-150 iridescent botryoidal pieces · $100-500 fine prismatic crystal groups
Garnet Group
$10-50 per carat for common grossular · $100-500 per carat for good tsavorite under 2 carats · $1000-5000+ per carat for fine tsavorite over 3 carats
Silicate Mineral (Mineraloid)
$10-30 small crusts · $40-150 matrix specimens · $200-800+ large Zacatecas display pieces
Spodumene variety
$10-50/ct (pale commercial) · $50-200/ct (fine pink) · $300+/ct (deep saturated Afghan)
Rhyolite Porphyry (Rock, not Mineral)
$10-30 small slab · $50-150 nice polished piece · $300+ large display
Quartz Family
$10-40 tumbled or small points · $40-200 display specimens · $200-1,000+ exceptional scenic pieces
Sulfide Mineral
$10-40 crystal specimens · $30-150 cockscomb aggregates · $5-50 vintage 'marcasite' (pyrite) jewelry
Apatite Group (Arsenate)
$10-40 small specimens · $40-200 quality crystal groups · $200-2,000+ Ojuela or Tsumeb specimens
Tektite (Impact Glass)
$10-30 per gram (small pieces) · $50-200 pendant-grade · $300-3,000+ large or museum-grade
Native Element
$10-30 small crystal specimens · $50-200 fine Sicilian crystals · $200-2,000+ museum-quality crystal groups
Zeolite Group
$10-40 small sprays on basalt matrix · $50-200 quality Indian specimens with transparent crystals · $300-1,500 museum-grade radiating clusters or rare colored varieties
Volcanic Rock
$10-30 tumbled · $30-100 polished pieces · $100-400+ larger specimens
Metamorphic Rock (Gedrite-Anthophyllite)
$10-30 tumbled · $30-150 cabochons · $100-500+ large pieces with vivid flash
Plagioclase Feldspar
$10-40 champagne faceted · $60-250 orange faceted · $400-2000+ fine red or dichroic red-green gem
Organic Gem (Biomineral)
$10-100 (freshwater cultured) · $200-2,000 (Akoya or Tahitian) · $5,000-500,000+ (fine South Sea or natural pearls)
Silicate Mineral (Epidote Group)
$10-30 rough specimens · $30-100 matrix specimens · $100-500 fine crystal specimens
Quartz Family
$10-30 small druzy pieces · $30-100 geode halves · $100-500+ large display geodes
Chalcedony Variety (Orbicular Jasper)
$10-40 tumbled · $60-200 quality cabochon · $500+ large Morgan Hill rough
Apatite Group (Phosphate)
$10-40 small specimens · $40-200 quality Daoping clusters · $200-2,000+ large exceptional specimens
Garnet Group
$10-50/ct (commercial) · $50-200/ct (fine vivid raspberry) · $300+/ct (large, exceptional)
Oxide Mineral
$10-40 crystal specimens · $50-200 twinned crystals · $200-1,000+ fine reticulated twins
Silicate Mineral (Tectosilicate)
$10-40/ct common quality · $40-200/ct fine purple or yellow · $100-500/ct cat's-eye specimens
Silicate Mineral (Inosilicate)
$10-40 small specimens · $40-200 fine blue specimens · $200-1,000+ Namibian multi-mineral pieces
Pyroxene Group
$10-30 industrial-grade specimen · $50-200 small gem-quality kunzite · $300-3000+ fine kunzite or hiddenite crystal
Fluorite-Opal-Bertrandite Rock
$10-30 small tumbled · $30-100 cabochons · $100-500+ larger polished specimens
Garnet Group
$10-30 for small druzy matrix specimens · $50-200 for well-crystallized cabinet specimens with vivid color · $300-1000+ for exceptional museum-grade specimens with large crystal coverage
Tourmaline Group
$10-50 rough crystals · $50-400 faceted gems under 3ct · $500-5000 fine saturated gems over 3ct
Silicate Mineral (Sorosilicate)
$10-40 crystal specimens · $50-200 fine transparent crystals · $200-1,000+ gem-quality faceted stones
Phosphate Group
$10-40 small crystals · $40-200 quality specimens · $200-2,000+ Bolivian large crystal groups
Borosilicate Group
$10-50 small slices · $50-300 quality slices or cabochons · $300-5,000+ fine transparent facetable or crystal specimens
Molybdate Group
$10-40 small crystals · $40-200 quality specimens · $200-5,000+ Red Cloud Mine or museum-grade
Silicate Mineral (Phyllosilicate)
$15-50 small specimens · $50-200 fine starburst patterns · $200-800+ museum-quality sprays
Quartz Family (Multi-Mineral Inclusion)
$15-40 tumbled · $30-150 points and crystals · $100-500+ large specimens
Carbonate Mineral
$15-50 small specimens · $50-200 fine tufted specimens · $200-800+ pristine display pieces
Phyllosilicate Group
$15-50 small spheres on matrix · $50-200 quality specimens · $200-2,000+ large or exceptional blue clusters
Metamorphic Rock with Mineral Inclusions
$15-50 small specimens · $50-200 prominent flower patterns · $200-2,000+ museum-quality pieces with multiple flowers
Carbonate Mineral
$15-50 small druzy specimens · $50-200 fine Katanga specimens · $200-1,000+ exceptional display pieces on matrix
Sulfide Mineral
$15-50 small specimens · $50-200 iridescent display pieces · $200-800 fine crystal specimens
Arsenate Mineral
$15-50 earthy specimens · $50-200 crystallized specimens · $200-2,000+ fine Bou Azzer crystal groups
Carbonate Mineral
$15-40 small rough pieces · $40-150 cabochons · $100-500+ fine lapidary specimens
Feldspathoid (Sodalite Group)
$15-50 specimens with mild tenebrescence · $50-300 good color-change stones · $500-5,000+ gem Afghan/Myanmar crystals
Quartz Variety
$15-60 small · $80-250 quality cluster · $500+ museum specimen
Beryl Group
$15-60 small rough crystals · $80-400 faceted gems under 5ct · $500-3000 large clean gems over 5ct
Opal Variety (Boulder Opal)
$15-80 small pieces · $150-600 quality cabochons · $1500+ museum pattern specimens
Sulfide Mineral
$15-60 small specimens · $80-300 crystal groups · $300-3,000+ museum-quality Chinese specimens
Silicate Mineral (Nesosilicate)
$15-50 rough · $50-200 faceted under 2ct · $200-800 fine chrome green
Sulfide Mineral
$15-60 small clusters · $100-500 display specimens · $1,000-10,000+ museum-quality Japanese crystals
Quartz Variety (Amethyst)
$15-60 single crystal · $100-400 small cluster · $1500+ premium matrix plate
Phosphate Mineral
$15-50 small specimens · $50-200 fine radial clusters · $200-800+ premium Arkansas starbursts
Tungstate Mineral
$15-50 small crystal specimens · $50-200 bladed crystals on quartz · $200-1,000+ fine Panasqueira or Bolivian specimens
Organic Gemstone (Fossilized Aragonite)
$20-100 small cabochons · $100-500 quality jewelry pieces · $1,000-10,000+ large specimens with full spectrum
Opal Variety
$20-100 small treated matrix · $200-800 quality treated piece · $3000+ untreated crystal opal
Garnet Group
$20-80 per carat for common andradite and topazolite · $300-1000 per carat for demantoid under 1 carat · $2000-10000+ per carat for fine Russian demantoid with horsetail inclusions over 1 carat
Halide Mineral
$20-60 small crystals · $60-200 fine cubic specimens · $200-1,000+ large vivid blue specimens
Opal (Mineraloid)
$20-100 small pieces · $200-1,000 good play-of-color specimens · $2,000-20,000+ top-quality display pieces
Phosphate Mineral
$20-80 crystal specimens · $50-200 faceted gems · $200-1,000+ large transparent crystals
Quartz Variety (Growth Habit)
$20-80 small piece · $150-500 quality specimen · $1500+ large museum cathedral
Sulfate Mineral
$20-60 small sprays · $80-300 fine orange Mexican specimens · $300-1,500+ museum-quality clusters
Chromate Group
$20-80 small crystals · $100-500 quality Tasmanian specimens · $1,000-20,000+ museum-grade Adelaide Mine specimens
Pyroxene Group (Spodumene)
$20-100 yellow-green specimens · $200-1,000 fine green crystals · $1,000-20,000+ true NC chrome hiddenite
Silicate Mineral (Nesosilicate)
$20-100/ct commercial quality · $200-1,000/ct fine golden-orange · $1,000-10,000+/ct exceptional sherry-red or large clean stones
Extraterrestrial Metal
$20-80 small Sikhote-Alin fragments · $50-300 polished slices showing Widmanstätten pattern · $500-10,000+ large or rare specimens
Beryl Family
$20-100/ct (commercial) · $100-400/ct (fine saturated pink) · $500+/ct (large, exceptional)
Silicate Mineral (Phyllosilicate)
$20-60 small specimens · $60-200 fine cotton-ball formations · $200-1,000+ pristine large specimens
Polymineral Assemblage (Quartz/Copper Silicates)
$20-80 tumbled · $100-400 cabinet specimen · $500+ rare crystalline Onganja piece
Sulfide Mineral
$20-80 small crystal specimens · $100-500 fine crystal groups · $500-5,000+ museum-quality Chinese specimens
Carbonate Mineral
$20-80 small specimens · $100-500 fine botryoidal pieces · $500-5,000+ museum-quality Kelly Mine or Tsumeb specimens
Corundum Variety
$20-100 small commercial-grade gray or black star cabochons · $200-2000 medium blue star sapphires with good asterism · $3000-50000+ fine blue star sapphires with sharp centered stars from Sri Lanka or Myanmar
Quartz Family
$20-50 small genuine tumbled · $50-200 polished or faceted · $200+ fine transparent specimens (beware cheap 'strawberry quartz' - it's glass)
Silicate Mineral (Nesosilicate)
$20-100/ct common quality · $100-500/ct fine green gems · $500-3,000+/ct exceptional chrome-green
Nesosilicate Group
$20-100/ct (blue, treated) · $50-200/ct (natural colors) · $200+/ct (large, fine blue)
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Phyllosilicate
$30-80 small included chips · $200-800 clear quartz with visible phantoms · $1,500-10,000+ museum-quality phantom specimens
Tourmaline Group (Elbaite)
$30-150/ct small clean · $300-1000/ct quality bi-color · $2500+/ct fine watermelon slice
Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)
$30-150 small piece · $200-800 quality carved or jewelry · $1500+ large museum-grade
Feldspar Variety (Moonstone)
$30-100/ct small · $200-600/ct quality · $1500+/ct fine Sri Lankan large
Oxide/Hydroxide Mineral
$30-100/ct small stones · $100-500/ct fine color-change · $500-2,000+/ct exceptional large gems
Tourmaline Group (Elbaite)
$30-150/ct commercial grade · $200-800/ct fine blue · $1,000-5,000+/ct exceptional pure blue stones
Arsenate Mineral
$30-100 small crystal specimens · $200-1,000 fine Ojuela sprays · $1,000-10,000+ museum-quality display pieces
Silicate Mineral (Nesosilicate)
$30-100 small crystals · $100-500 faceted gems · $500-3,000+ large transparent crystals
Garnet (Andradite Variety)
$30-150/ct small stones · $300-1000/ct saturated rainbow · $2000+/ct large Tetela specimens
Tourmaline Group (Elbaite)
$30-150/ct commercial grade · $200-1,000/ct fine gems · $1,000-5,000+/ct exceptional saturated stones
Silicate (Wollastonite Group Relative)
$30-150 small specimen · $200-800 quality cluster · $1500+ museum piece
Native Element
Market price per troy ounce (fluctuates) · $30-200 small native specimens · $200-5,000+ fine wire or crystalline silver
Garnet Group (Spessartine)
$30-100/ct commercial grade · $200-800/ct fine mandarin orange · $1,000-5,000+/ct top-quality large clean stones
Feldspathoid (Sodalite Group)
$30-100 small rough pieces · $100-500 polished cabochons · $500-5,000+ fine specimens and gem material
Halide Mineral
$40-100 small fragments or micro specimens · $150-500 recognizable crystal groups · $600-3,000+ museum-quality Ivittuut specimens
Copper Silicate Assemblage
$40-150 small cabochon · $200-600 jewelry-grade · $800+ museum pieces
Calcium Copper Aluminum Silicate
$40-150 small quartz inclusion pieces · $200-800 cabochons · $1500+ premium Messina specimens
Amphibole Group
$40-200 small faceted · $300-1000/ct quality Tajik · $2000+/ct fine large
Magnesium Aluminum Borate
$40-120/ct commercial · $200-500/ct good color · $800+/ct large clean gem
$50+
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Chrysoberyl Family
$50-200/ct (average) · $500-2,000/ct (fine sharp eye) · $5,000+/ct (exceptional milk-and-honey)
Oxide Mineral
$50-200 common faceted stones · $200-2,000 fine cat's eye cabochons · $5,000-50,000+ top cat's eye with milk-and-honey effect
Humite Group Silicate
$50-200 small faceted · $400-1500/ct mid-grade · $2000+/ct fine Pamir
Beryl Family
$50-500/ct (commercial, heavily included) · $1,000-10,000/ct (fine, minor oil) · $30,000-100,000+/ct (top Colombian, untreated)
Native Element
Market price per troy ounce (fluctuates) · $50-500 small specimen flakes on matrix · $1,000-50,000+ nuggets and crystalline specimens
Borosilicate Mineral
$50-200/ct common quality · $300-1,000/ct fine green gems · $1,000-5,000+/ct exceptional or cat's-eye stones
Carbide Group
$50-100/ct (smaller stones) · $200-500/ct (1ct+ premium cuts) · Roughly 10% of equivalent diamond price
Corundum (Sapphire Variety)
$50-300/ct commercial Madagascar heated · $300-1,500/ct fine heated Ceylon or Mogok · $500-4,000/ct unheated certified fine pink
Native Element
$50-200 small grains · $200-2,000 small nuggets · $5,000-50,000+ specimen-quality nuggets or crystals
Sulfosalt
$50-200 small darkened crystals · $300-1,500 fresh red crystals to 2cm · $2,000-20,000+ museum-quality specimens
Cesium Beryllium Aluminum Borate
$50-200 small xtl · $300-800 quality dodec · $1,500+ premium gem-clear
Corundum Family
$50-500/ct (commercial) · $1,000-5,000/ct (fine) · $20,000-200,000+/ct (Kashmir or padparadscha)
Oxide Group
$50-200/ct (good quality) · $500-3,000/ct (fine) · $10,000+/ct (Mahenge neon or top red)
Corundum Family
$50-200 per carat opaque Indian commercial · $500-3,000 per carat fine translucent red · $10,000-50,000+ per carat top Burmese with sharp star
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate
$100-400 small faceted · $800-2500/ct good Brazilian blue · $5000+/ct fine Colombian neon blue
Borosilicate Mineral
$100-500/ct translucent material · $1,000-5,000/ct fine transparent stones · $10,000-30,000+/ct exceptional gems
Feldspar Variety (Orthoclase)
$100-400 small cab · $500-1,500 quality · $3,000+ premium gem
Corundum Family
$100-500/ct (commercial) · $1,000-5,000/ct (fine) · $25,000-100,000+/ct (pigeon blood Burmese)
Zoisite Family
$100-400/ct (commercial grade) · $500-1,500/ct (fine grade) · $2,000+/ct (exceptional, unheated)
Garnet Group (Grossular)
$100-400/ct under 1ct · $500-2,000/ct 1-2ct · $3,000-10,000+/ct fine stones over 3ct
Corundum (Sapphire Variety)
$100-500/ct commercial heated Madagascar · $500-1,500/ct fine Ceylon heated · $1,500-2,000/ct top unheated Ceylon canary
Borate Mineral
$200-1,000 small rough crystals · $1,000-10,000 faceted gems under 1ct · $10,000-100,000+ fine gem-quality stones
Cyclosilicate Group
$300-800/ct (small, included) · $1,000-3,000/ct (clean, under 1ct) · $5,000-15,000+/ct (fine, over 1ct)
Garnet Group (Andradite)
$300-800/ct small Namibian stones · $2,000-6,000/ct fine Russian under 2ct with horsetails · $10,000-20,000+/ct exceptional Ural stones over 3ct
Chrysoberyl Family
$500-5,000/ct (small, weak change) · $10,000-30,000/ct (fine color change) · $50,000+/ct (top Russian)
Aluminum Borate
$500-1500/ct under 1ct · $2000-5000/ct 1-2ct · $8000+/ct 3+ct fine blue
Tourmaline Group (Elbaite)
$500-2,000/ct Mozambique/Nigeria small stones · $5,000-20,000/ct fine quality · $20,000-100,000+/ct exceptional Brazilian stones
Corundum (Sapphire Variety)
$800-2,500/ct commercial treated stones under 1ct · $3,000-8,000/ct fine heated Ceylon 1-2ct · $10,000-30,000+/ct unheated Sri Lankan with GIA or SSEF certification over 3ct
How crystal prices are set
Four things move a crystal's price, in roughly this order: size, form, grade, and rarity. A one-inch tumble and a display tower of the same stone are the same mineral at ten or a hundred times the price. Raw clusters and carved or polished pieces cost more than rough. Within a form, deeper color and better clarity command a premium. And a stone that forms in only a handful of deposits will always outprice one found on every continent.
None of that makes a pricier stone "better," in our view. It makes it bigger, rarer, or finer in a specific way. Decide which of those you want first, then compare pieces within that form. The ranges here are typical marketplace figures for genuine material, not quotes for a specific listing, and they assume the stone is what the seller says it is. When a price sits well below the range, treat it as a question, not a bargain, and check the stone against its fake-spotting guide before you buy.
Crystal price questions
Why do crystal prices vary so much for the same stone?
Size, grade, and form drive nearly all of it. A thumb-size amethyst tumble and a two-foot amethyst cathedral are the same mineral at wildly different prices. Within one form, color saturation, clarity, and how well it is cut or polished set the rest. The ranges here span each stone from its cheapest common form to its collector-grade top.
What makes some crystals expensive and others cheap?
Rarity of the material and difficulty of extraction, mostly. Quartz and its varieties are abundant worldwide, so they stay cheap at every size. Stones that form only in a few deposits (many collector species) or that must be gem-cut to show their color cost far more per gram. Popularity matters too: a stone trending on social media can carry a premium that has nothing to do with geology.
Are more expensive crystals better quality?
Not reliably. Price tracks size, rarity, and grade, not some overall quality score, and it is easy to overpay for a common stone in a fancy form. In our view the honest move is to decide what you actually want (a display point, a pocket stone, a specific color) and compare pieces within that form, rather than assume the pricier one is better.
How much should a beginner spend on their first crystals?
You can build a genuinely good starter set entirely from the Under $5 and $5 to $10 tiers below. Most of the popular first stones (clear quartz, amethyst, rose quartz, black tourmaline) sit there in tumbled form. Spend up only when you want a specific larger specimen, not because a higher price implies a better stone.
Why is the same crystal so much cheaper on Amazon or TikTok shops?
Sometimes it is a legitimately smaller or lower-grade piece; sometimes it is not the stone at all. Dyed agate sold as a rarer stone, glass sold as obsidian or moldavite, and reconstituted powder sold as turquoise are common at the bottom of the market. A price that looks too good is the first flag. Check the stone against its identification and fake-spotting notes before you buy: each row below links straight to that stone's real-versus-fake section.
Do these prices include shipping or the cost of a fake?
No. These are typical marketplace ranges for the stone itself, not a specific listing, and they assume genuine material. Shipping on heavier specimens can rival the stone's price, and a convincing fake can cost as much as the real thing while being worth nothing. The ranges are a sanity check, not a quote.