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USA Gems

Only gems found in the USA are listed.

There are several gemstones that are very well known from US sources such as Bixbite from Utah and Benitoite from San Benito County, California. But there are many other gemstones from US sources that are not nearly as well know.

Alaska
Barrerite, Kulanite, Lazulite
Arizona
Amethyst, Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Conichalcite, Cyanotrichite, Eucryptite, Linarite, Malachite, Peridot, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tenorite
California
Artinite, Axinite, Benitoite, Californite, Colemanite, Epidote, Gold (native), Hanksite, Inderite, Inyoite, Jadeite, Kernite, Kurnakovite, Lawsonite, Meyerhofferite, Neptunite, Pirssonite, Scheelite, Smoky Quartz, Sulphohalite, Tourmaline, Trona, Vesuvianite (Californite)
Colorado
Amazonite, Amethyst, Barite, Lapis Lazuli, Molybdenite, Polycrase-(Y), Rhodochrosite, Smokey Quartz, Sphalerite, Yttrofluorite
Connecticut
Datolite
Idaho
Freibergite, Ludlamite, Opal
Louisiana
Chambersite
Maine
Beryllonite, Tourmaline
Michigan
Chlorastrolite (Greenstone), Copper, Thomsonite
Minnesota
Binghamite, Thomsonite
Montana
Ludwigite, Veszelyite
Nevada
Bementite, Ulexite, Opal, Realgar
New Hampshire
Fluorite, Scorzalite
New Jersey
Datolite, Franklinite, Friedelite, Hodgkinsonite, Hydrohetaerolite, Natrolite, Norbergite, Petedunnite, Sussexite, Willemite, Zincite
New Mexico
Anorthite, Bytownite, Calcite
New York
Hexagonite (Tremolite), Lapis Lazuli
North Carolina
Amethyst, Hiddenite, Rutile
Oregon
Opal, Sunstone
Pennsylvania
Williamsite
South Dakota
Barite
Utah
Alunite, Bixbite, Bixbyite, Crandallite, Orpiment, Rhyolite, Variscite
Washington
Zektzerite
Wyoming
Platinum (native)