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Zodiac Gemstones Aquarius (January 20 Zodiac Gemstones Source: Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals by Melody Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Albite, Amber, Amethyst, Ammonite, Angelite, Antimony, Aurichalcite, Barite, Berlinite, Bertrandite, Bismuth, Boji Stone, Calomel, Cappelenite, Cavansite, Chalcanthite, Chlorocalcite, Chrysanthemum Stone, Clear Tourmaline (Achroite), Columbite, Cubanite, Dyscrasite, Emmonsite, Epididymite, Erythrosiderite, Feldspar, Fergusonite, Fuchsite, Garnet, Graphite, Hematite, Holtite, Levynite, Llanite, Magnetite, Marialite, Mica, Mochi Balls, Norbergite, Northuptite, Ocean Spray Agate, Proustite, Quesera Stone, Schalenblende, Shattuckite, Siderite, Silver, Skan, Spessartite, Stannite, Stibiotantalite, Tellurium, Tennantite, Tripliodite, Turitella Agate, Ullmannite, Uvarovite, Vulcanite, Wavellite Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Aegirine, Altaite, Amethyst, Anglesite, Anhydrite, Aquamarine, Bieberite, Bixbyite, Bloodstone, Blue Lace Agate, Caledonite, Carrollite, Chinese Writing Stone, Conichalcite, Coral, Cowrie, Davyne, Diabantite, Diaspor, Dicinite, Dickite, Enargite, Enhydro, Erionite, Fire Opal, Fluorite, Fluoroapatite, Gismondite, Gmelinite, Gold Topaz, Halite, Joaquinite, Kammererite, Kaolinite, Kinoite, Lamprophyllite, Lazurite, Linarite, Messelite, Mitradatite, Nadorite, Natrolite, Natrophyllite, Neptunite, Northuptite, Opal, Schalenblende, Senarmonite, Shell, Smithsonite, Staurolite, Tavorite, Tremolite, Trevorite, Turquoise, Vauxite, Verdite, Weeksite, Witherite, Woodwardite Aries (March 21 - April 19) Andean Opal, Andradite, Angel Wing Agate, Anyolite, Apache Tears, Aquamarine, Autunite, Aventurine (All), Axenite, Berthierite, Beryllonite, Bixbite, Bloodstone, Boothite, Boulangerite, Brazilian Agate, Brown Tourmaline (Dravide), Cancrinite, Carnallite, Cat's Eye, Citrine, Colemanite, Cornetite, Crazy Lace Agate, Crocoite, Cyanotrichite, Datolite, Diamond, Dinosaur Bone, Dolomite, Emerald, Enstatite, Erythrosiderite, Faujasite, Ferrierite, Fire Agate, Geothite, Gibbsite, Gypsum, Hazelwoodite, Hematite, Herderite, Hessonite, Iron, Jade, Jadeite, Kambaba Jasper, Kyanite, Laueite, Lavenite, Legrandite, Leucite, Leucophoenicite, Liebigite, Magnesite, Magnetite, Microlite, Mochi Balls, Monazite, Muirite, Palladium, Paracelsian, Periclase, Pitchstone, Pyromorphite, Ramsdellite, Sarcolite, Sardonyx, Sillimanite, Spinel, Stilbite, Strontianite, Tektite, Tephroite, Thenardite, Wad, Wilkeite, Wonderstone, Zaratite www.Crystal-Wisdom.com Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Amblygonite, Angel Wing Agate, Ash, Basalt, Beudantite, Bixbite, Black Spinel, Blue Tourmaline (Indicolite), Boji Stone, Boleite, Botryogen, Carnelian, Cat's Eye, Ceruleite, Chrysanthemum Stone, Chrysocolla, Chrysotile, Chudobaite, Clinochlore, Concretion, Copper, Cuprite, Descloizite, Diamond, Emerald, Erionite, Erythrite, Fiedlerite, Florencite, Girasol Quartz, Hambergite, Hanksite, Iolite, Jade, Jahnsite, Joaquinite, Kasolite, Kunzite, Kyanite, Laguna Agate, Larsenite, Mitradatite, Pascoite, Red Jasper, Reddingite, Rhodonite, Rose Quartz, Rutile, Scapolite, Scawtite, Selenite, Strombolite, Taaffeite, Thulite, Tin, Tufa, Turgite, Variscite, Veszelyite, Willemseite, Woodhouseite, Xenotime, Zaratite, Zebra Rock, Zincite Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Agate, Antlerite ,Apatite, Apophyllite, Aquamarine, Babingtonite, Blue Spinel, Bruneau Jasper, Butlerite, Cafarsite, Celestite, Chromite, Chrysocolla, Citrine, Copal, Cryolite, Cymphane, Dendritic Agate, Emerald, Epidote, Erythrosiderite, Ettringite, Faujasite, Fluoroapatite, Franklinite, Fulgurite, Harmotome, Horneblende, Howlite, Hubnerite, Hydrozincite, Jade, Koksharovite, Kolbeckite, Lazulite, Legrandite, Lodestone, Meliphane, Mottramite, Oligoclase, Pachnolite, Pearl, Petzite, Phenacite, Picrolite, Ruby in Kyanite, Rutile, Salesite, Sandstone, Serpentine, Sphalerite, Stillwellite, Tanzanite, Thomsonite, Thulite, Tremolite, Tsumebite, Ulexite, Valentinite, Variscite, Wakefieldite, Watermelon Tourmaline, Willemite, Williamsite, Wolframite, Zebra Rock, Zoisite Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Adamite, Adularia, Analcime, Anhydrite, Annabergite, Augelite, Basalt, Bloedite, Bornite, Brookite, Bumblebee Jasper, Calcite (All), Carnelian, Carnotite, Chalcedony, Clinozoisite, Cuspidine, Endlichite, Enhydro, Erionite, Fersmannite, Fire Opal, Goyazite, Grossular, Garnet, Guerinite, Halite, Ilvaite, Iridosmine, Katophorite, Lead, Leifite, Linarite, Marble, Moonstone, Mordenite, Mullite, Nadorite, Natrolite, Nissonite, Opal, Orbicular Jasper, Orthoclase, Pearl, Phillipsite, Phlogotpit, Pumice, Pyrope, Ralstonite, Roselite, Ruby, Silver, Svabite, Tarbuttite, Tektite, Turitella Agate, Valencianite, Valentinite, Xanthocinite Leo (July 23 - August 22) Alurgite, Amber, Andesine, Apache Gold, Arthurite, Ash, Azulicite, Boji Stone, Bolivarite, Braunite, Bravoite, Bronzite, Bumblebee Jasper, Calaverite, Carnelian, Chert, Childrenite, Chrysoberyl, Cinnabar, Citrine, Cobaltite, Danburite, Diamond, Diaspor, Douglasite, Dumortierite, Eospherite, Fillowite, Fire Opal, Forsterite, Franckeite, Garnet, Gold Topaz, Golden Beryl, Grandidierite, Greenockite, Heliodor (Yellow Beryl), Homilite, Hummerite, Iridosmine, Iron, Jade, Jasper, Kernite, Kidwellite, Kunzite, Labradorite, Lake Superior Agate, Lanthanite, Larimar, Laubmannite, Linnaeite, Lithiophilite, Marcasite, Mesolite, Mookaite, Mosandrite, Muscovite, Onyx, Orange Tourmaline, Pectolite, Peridot, Petalite, Petrified Wood, Picture Jasper, Pietersite, Plancheite, Platinum, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, www.Crystal-Wisdom.com Pyromorphite, Pyrope, Rhodochrosite, Rhodolite, Rickardite, Ruby, Spangolite, Sulphur, Sunstone, Tiger Iron, Tugtupite, Tungstenite, Wadeite, Whitlockite, Witherite, Xonotlite, Yellow Tourmaline, Zircon, Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Ajoite, Almandine, Amazonite, Amethyst, Andalusite, Andean Opal, Atelestite, Atlantisite, Avogadrite, Benitoite, Beta Quartz, Blue Topaz, Cerussite, Chabazite, Chrysocolla, Churchite, Creedite, Cumberlandite, Cuprite, Damsonite, Dickite, Diopside, Eckermannite, Erythrite, Euclase, Evansite, Eveite, Faustite, Fergusonite, Fossil, Fulgurite, Garnet, Geode, Hainrichite, Harkerite, Hausmannite, Hedenbergite, Hodgkinsonite, Holly Blue Agate, Iron, Julienite, Kammererite, Kaolinite, Laubmannite, Laumonite, Libethenite, Limonite, Lodestone, Lomonosovite, Magnetite, Manganite, Messelite, Milarite, Monticellite, Moss Agate, Narsarsukite, Niccolite, Okenite, Palermoite, Peridot, Perovskite, Phosphorite, Pink Opal, Purple Sage Agate, Purpurite, Rosasite, Sagenite, Sapphire, Sellaite, Serandite, Sinhalite, Smithsonite, Snowflake Obsidian, Stephanite, Stichtite, Sugilite, Triba, Valencianite, Vanadinite, Virgo, Wagnerite, Wardite, Watermelon Tourmaline, Wherryite, Xenotime, Zaratite, Zircon Libra (September 23 - October 22) Ametrine, Apophyllite, Artinite, Bavenite, Beaverite, Bityite, Bloodstone, Blue Tourmaline (Indicolite), Bustamite, Chiastolite, Chrysoprase, Citrine, Clevelandite, Damsonite, Daphnite, Diaspor, Dumontite, Eglestonite, Erythrosiderite, Euchroite, Fire Opal, Goshenite, Granite, Hemimorphite, Hopeite, Horneblende, Hubnerite, Hypersthene, Iolite, Joaquinite, Katophorite, Koksharovite, Kyanite, Lepidolite, Mahogany Obsidian, Mesolite, Microcline, Mixite, Mochi Balls, Moonstone, Mordenite, Morganite, Nephrite, Opal, Orbicular Agate, Penninite, Pink Opal, Pink Tourmaline (Elbaite), Prehnite, Rainbow Obsidian, Riebeckite, Rose Quartz, Sapphire, Scheelite, Serandibite, Simpsonite, Sunstone, Taaffeite, Tantalite, Tanzanite, Tin, Touchstone, Tourmaline, Tremolite, Triphylite, Tripliodite, Tunnellite, Ussingite, Wagnerite, Watermelon Tourmaline, Wohlerite, Wolframite, Zincite Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Acanthite, Actinolite, Alexandrite, Almandine, Anatase, Anhydrite, Argentite, Astrophyllite, Baculites, Betafite, Biotite, Black Opal, Boji Stone, Botryoidal Black Agate, Botswana Agate, Boulder Opal, Chalcosiderite, Charoite, Dioptase, Domeykite, Duftite, Embolite, Enhydro, Erionite, Flint, Gyrolite, Heterosite, Hiddenite, Kainosite, Kambaba Jasper, Kornerupine, Kunzite, Labradorite, Lake Superior Agate, Larsenite, Linarite, Ludlamite, Malachite, Manganese, Margarite, Melanite, Millerite, Montana Agate, Moonstone, Natrolite, Nebula Stone, Nepheline, Opal, Orange Tourmaline, Parisite, Peridot, Pinakiolite, Purple Sage Agate, Rhodochrosite, Rhonite, Ruby, Samarskite, Seamanite, Snakeskin Agate, Stibnite, Strombolite, Thalenite, Tremolite, Turquoise, Unakite, Variscite, Wardite, Xanthocinite www.Crystal-Wisdom.com Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Alabaster, Argentite, Avogadrite, Azulicite, Azurite, Azurite-Malachite, Basinite, Bat Cave Jasper, Black Opal, Blue Topaz, Botryoidal Black Agate, Brandtite, Bunsenite, Cacoxenite, Cassiterite, Catlinite, Chalcedony, Charoite, Chlorite, Cookeite, Copper, Corundum, Covellite, Danalite, Dioptase, Dundasite, Eilat Stone, Epistilbite, Euclase, Fire Opal, Flame Agate, Freibergite, Gabbro (Indigo), Ganophyllite, Gaudefroyite, Gehlenite, Genthelvite, Gold Topaz, Hackmanite, Herkimer Diamond, Heulandite, Holdenite, Hypersthene, Idocrase, Ilmenite, Iolite, Iris Agate, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Lazulite, Lazurite, Lepidocrocite, Llanite, Manganosite, Mohawkite, Nuummite, Obsidian, Okenite, Owyheeite, Palladium, Papagoite, Peridot, Petoskey Stone, Picasso Stone, Pink Opal, Powellite, Psilomelane, Pyromorphite, Quesera Stone, Rhyolite, Richterite, Ruby, Sapphire, Senarmonite, Shattuckite, Smoky Quartz, Sodalite, Sonolite, Sphene, Spinel, Steatite, Strengite, Tanzanite, Thaumasite, Thoreaulite, Tin, Topaz,
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