Stones get their names from many sources.  Often, crystals and gems are named after the person who discovered them or the location where they were first found.  Sometimes stones are given a name based on their chemical composition or their similarity to something else. The following is a list of stones that are known by more than one name.  In some cases, a crystal may have 3 or more different names.

 

ACTINOLITE

► TREMOLITE

 

AMAZONITE

► MICROLINE, AMAZON  STONE

 

ANATASE

► OCTAHEDRITE

 

ANDRADITE

► GARNET

 

ANDULARIA

► MOONSTONE

 

ANGELITE

► BLUE ANHYDRITE

 

ANGEL PHANTOM QUARTZ

► AMPHIBOLE QUARTZ

 

APACHE TEAR

► OBSIDIAN

 

AZURITE

► CHESSYLITE

 

BASANITE

► BLACK FLINT JASPER, CHERT JASPER

 

BIOTITE

► MICA

 

BIXBITE

►   RED BERYL

 

BLOODSTONE

► HELIOTROPE

 

BLUE AVENTURINE

► QUARTZ WITH DUMORTIERITE

 

BOJI STONES

►  MARCASITE NODULES,  LIVING STONES / ENERGY  STONES

 

BORNITE

► PEACOCK BLUE

 

CASSITERITE

►  TINSTONE

 

CATLINITE

► PIPESTONE

CELESTIAL QUARTZ

►PINEAPPLE QUARTZ

 

CELESTITE

►  CELESTINE

 

CHERT

►  HORNSTONE

 

CHIASTOLITE

► ANDALUSITE, CROSS STONE

 

CHLOROCALCITE

► HYDROPHILITE

 

CHRYSOTILE

► CHRYSOTITE

 

CINNABAR

► DRAGON’S BLOOD

 

DECHENITE

► DICINITE

 

DIASPORE:

► EMPHOLITE, KAYSERITE, TANATARITE

 

DOGTOOTH AMETHYST

► CHEVRON AMETHYST,  BANDED AMETHYST

 

ELESTIAL CRYSTAL

► SKELETAL CRYSTAL

 

EULITE

► HYPERSTHENE

 

FLUORITE

► FLUOR SPAR,  FELDSPAR

 

FUSCHITE, FUCHSITE, OR FUCHITE  (3 SPELLINGS)

► GREEN MUSCOVITE

 

FULGURITE

► GLASS (NATURAL)

 

GARNET

► KUNDALINI FIRE,  ANDRADITE

 

GIBBSITE

► HYDRARGILLITE

 

GREEN AVENTURINE

► QUARTZ WITH FUSCHITE

 

GREEN QUARTZ

► PRASIOLITE, VERMARINE, LIME CITRINE

 

GROSSULAR

► GREEN GARNET

 

HIDDENITE:

► GREEN KUNZITE,  GREEN SPODUMENE

 

HORN CORAL

► DRAGON TOOTH CORAL

 

HYDROPHILITE

►  CHLOROCALCITE

 

HYPERSTHENE

► ENSTATITE, FERROSILITE

 

ICELAND SPAR

► CLEAR CALCITE

 

IDOCRASE

►  VESUVIANITE

 

IOLITE

► CORDIERITE,  DICHROITE,  WATER SAPPHIRE

 

INFINITE STONE

► LIGHT GREEN SERPENTINE

 

IRIDOSMINE

► OSMIRIDIUM

 

JET

►LIGNITE

 

KUNZITE

►  PINK SPODUMENE

 

KYANITE

►  DISTHENE

 

LABRADORITE (WHITE)

►  RAINBOW MOONSTONE

 

LABRADORITE (WHITE TRANSPARENT)

►   BLACK MOONSTONE

 

LARIMAR

►   BLUE PECTOLITE,  DOLPHIN STONE

 

LUMERIAN CRYSTALS

►   TANGEROSE CRYSTALS

 

MAGNETITE

►  LODESTONE

 

MANGANO CALCITE

►  PINK CALCITE

 

MILKY QUARTZ

► SNOW QUARTZ

 

MOLDAVITE

►  VLTAVA

 

MORGANITE

►  PINK BERYL

 

MUSCOVITE

►   MICA

 

NEPHRITE

►  DARK GREEN JADE

 

OPAL (BLUE)

►  GIRASOL

 

PEACOCK ROCK

►  BORNITE

 

PECTOLITE

►   BLUE VARIETY OF LARIMAR

 

PERIDOT

►  CHRYSOLITE, OLIVINE

 

PHENOMENITE

►  SANDSTONE & QUARTZ MIXTURE

 

POTCH

►   COMMON OPAL

 

PRASIOLITE

►   GREEN QUARTZ, VERMARINE, LIME CITRINE

 

PROUSTITE

►  RUBY SILVER

 

PURPLE SAGE AGATE

►   LURELITE

 

PYRITE

►   FOOL’S GOLD

 

RHODOCROSITE:

► INCA ROSE

 

RHYOLITE

►  RAINFOREST JASPER, OCEAN JASPER

 

RUTILATED QUARTZ

►  ANGEL HAIR

 

SELENITE

►  SATIN SPAR, DESERT ROSE

 

SERAPHINITE

►CLINOCHLORE

SEREFINA

►  CHLORITE

SMOKEY QUARTZ

►  CAIRNGORM

SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN

► FLOWERING OBSIDIAN

SOAPSTONE

►  STEATITE

SPECTROLITE

►  FINNISH LABRADORITE

 

SPECULARITE (a form of Hematite)

► GRAY HEMATITE, IRON GLANCE, SPECULAR IRON

 

SPHENE

►  TITANITE

SPHALERITE

►  BLENDE,  ZINC BLENDE

STAUROLITE

►  FAIRY STONE, FAIRY CROSS

 

SUGILITE

► LUVILITE,  ROYAL LAVULITE,  ROYAL  AZEL

 

TANZANITE

►  BLUE ZOISITE

 

TINSTONE

►   CASSITERITE

 

TOURMALINE (BLACK)

►   APHRIZITE, SCHORL

 

TOURMALINE (BLUE)

►   INDICOLITE

 

TOURMALINE (BROWN)

► DRAVITE, DRAVIDE

 

TOURMALINE (COLORLESS)

►   ACHROITE

 

TOURMALINE (GREEN)

►   VERDELITE

 

TOURMALINE (MULTI COLORED)

►   ELBAITE

 

TOURMALINE (RED VIOLET)

►   RUBELLITE

 

TOURMALINE (YELLOW)

►   TSILASITE, PERIDOT OF CEYLON

 

ULEXITE

►   T-V ROCK

 

UVAROVITE

►   GREEN GARNET

 

VARISCITE

►   UTAHLITE