Stones/Gems with C
A real mineral; often means rock crystal (quartz)
A real rock; counts as a stone, though not a gem
A quartz variety used as a gemstone
Real mineral/stone; widely known and natural
Organic gem material; widely used in jewelry
A real gemstone, a type of chalcedony
Man‑made diamond simulant, common gem substitute
Real mineral (celestite); sometimes gemmy
Variety of quartz, clear and colorless. Common crystal.
Diamond gemstone described by its cut, valid gem term
Hard mineral family incl. ruby & sapphire, key gemstone
Mineral strontium sulfate, pale blue gem and collector stone.
Trade name for stones showing chatoyancy eye effect.
Diamonds are gemstones; “cut” is the faceting style.
Soft white rock (limestone type), used as chalk sticks.
- carbuncle
Ancient turquoise‑like gem, prized by Greeks and Romans.
Mineral iolite; blue‑violet gem variety of cordierite.
Cryptocrystalline quartz family, many colored gem types.
Bright yellow diamond trade name, used in jewelry.
Lead carbonate mineral, sometimes cut as a soft gem.
Old name for kyanite, blue aluminosilicate gem
Trade name for clear quartz used as a gem
Mercury sulfide mineral, bright red pigment stone
Cat’s eye is a chatoyant gemstone variety
Cat eye/“cat’s eye” used for chatoyant gems
Diamond variety; “clear” is a common trade description 💎
Clay is fine-grained sedimentary rock, used in ceramics
The words in the list Stones/Gems with C come from players of the word game City, Country, River.