49 crystals

Red & Orange Crystals

What Makes Minerals Red & Orange?

Red in minerals typically comes from iron (Fe³⁺) or chromium. Hematite's red streak, jasper's red, and carnelian's orange-red all derive from iron oxide. Chromium produces the finest reds - ruby gets its pigeon-blood red from just 1-2% chromium in corundum. The rare red of crocoite and vanadinite comes from lead combined with chromium or vanadium. Orange results from intermediate iron oxidation states or from manganese.

Agate

The Stabilizer

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Alexandrite

The Chameleon Gem

Hardness 8.5·Chrysoberyl Family

Amber

The Window to Prehistoric Life

Hardness 2.5·Organic Gem (Fossilized Resin)

Ammolite

The Seven Color Gem

Hardness 4·Organic Gemstone (Fossilized Aragonite)

Aragonite

The Earth Healer

Hardness 3.5·Carbonate Group

Aventurine

The Stone of Opportunity

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Bloodstone

The Martyr's Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Botswana Agate

The Sunset Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony/Agate)

Bumble Bee Jasper

The Radiant Stone

Hardness 5·Volcanic Rock (not true jasper)

Calcite

The Shapeshifter

Hardness 3·Carbonate Group

Carnelian

The Singer's Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Citrine

The Merchant's Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Crazy Lace Agate

The Laughter Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony/Agate)

Crocoite

The Saffron Crystal

Hardness 2.5·Chromate Group

Cuprite

The Ruby Copper

Hardness 3.5·Oxide Group

Desert Rose

The Sand Flower

Hardness 2·Sulfate Group (Selenite/Baryte variety)

Dragon Blood Jasper

The Stone of Courage

Hardness 7·Epidote-Piemontite Rock

Dumortierite

The Patience Stone

Hardness 7·Nesosilicate Group

Fire Agate

The Flame Within

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Garnet

The Warrior's Stone

Hardness 7·Garnet Group

Gold

The Eternal Metal

Hardness 2.5·Native Element

Hematite

The Blood Stone

Hardness 5.5·Oxide Group

Jasper

The Supreme Nurturer

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Kyanite

The Blade of Balance

Hardness 4.5·Nesosilicate Group

Lava Rock

The Grounding Stone

Hardness 5·Igneous Rock (Basalt/Scoria)

Mookaite

The Australian Sunset Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony/Jasper)

Morganite

The Divine Love Stone

Hardness 7.5·Beryl Family

Native Copper

The Builder's Metal

Hardness 2.5·Native Element

Ocean Jasper

The Orbicular Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony)

Pietersite

The Tempest Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family (Chalcedony, brecciated)

Pink Opal

The Stone of Gentle Love

Hardness 5.5·Mineraloid (Opal variety)

Rhodochrosite

The Rose of the Incas

Hardness 3.5·Carbonate Group

Rhodolite Garnet

The Rose Garnet

Hardness 7.5·Garnet Group

Ruby

The King of Gems

Hardness 9·Corundum Family

Rutilated Quartz

Venus Hair Stone

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Sapphire

The Gem of the Heavens

Hardness 9·Corundum Family

Sphalerite

The Fire Diamond

Hardness 3.5·Sulfide Group

Spinel

The Great Impostor

Hardness 8·Oxide Group

Staurolite

The Fairy Cross

Hardness 7·Nesosilicate Group

Stilbite

The Dream Stone

Hardness 3.5·Zeolite Group

Strawberry Quartz

The Stone of Universal Love

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Sunstone

The Stone of Light

Hardness 6.5·Feldspar Group

Tanzanite

The Generation Stone

Hardness 6.5·Zoisite Family

Tiger's Eye

The Stone of Courage

Hardness 7·Quartz Family

Topaz

The Stone of Clarity

Hardness 8·Silicate Group

Unakite

The Stone of Vision

Hardness 6.5·Altered Granite

Vanadinite

The Endurance Stone

Hardness 3·Apatite Group (Vanadate)

Wulfenite

The Painter's Stone

Hardness 3·Molybdate Group

Zircon

The Eldest Gem

Hardness 7.5·Nesosilicate Group