Green Gemstones

Mainly green stones & crystals

• Jade Mohs 6–7
• Emerald Mohs 7.5–8
• Turquoise Mohs 5–6
• Tourmaline Mohs 7.0–7.5
• Peridot Mohs 6.5–7
• Jasper Mohs 6.5–7
• Aquamarine Beryl Mohs 7.5–8.0
• Talc Mohs 1 (defining mineral)
• Malachite Mohs 3.5–4
• Fluorite Mohs 4 (defining mineral)
• Olivine Mohs 6.5–7.0
• Moldavite Mohs 5.5
• Soapstone
• Chrysoberyl Mohs 8.5
• Labradorite Mohs 6–6.5
• Jadeite Mohs 6.5–7
• Apatite Mohs 5 (defining mineral)
• Nephrite Mohs 6.0 to 6.5
• Aventurine Mohs 7 – lower in impure varieties (defining mineral)
• Vivianite Mohs 1.5–2
• Chrysotile Mohs 2.5–3
• Spodumene Mohs 6.5–7
• Serpentine Mohs 2.5–6 (original) 3.5–4.0 (antigorite) 2.5 (lizardite) 2.5–3.0 (chrysotile)
• Amazonite Mohs 6.0–6.5
• Moss Agate Mohs 6–7
• Chrysocolla Mohs 2.5–3.5 (7 for chrysocolla chalcedony, high-silica content)
• Prasiolite Mohs 7 – lower in impure varieties
• Chrysoprase Mohs 6.0–7.0
• Tremolite Mohs 5–6
• Tsavorite Mohs 7.0–7.5
• Diopside Mohs 5.5–6.5
• Microcline Mohs 6–6.5
• Unakite
• Epidote Mohs 6–7
• Actinolite Mohs 5–6
• Augite Mohs 5.5 to 6
• Titanite Mohs 5–5.5
• Zoisite Mohs 6 to 7
• Prehnite Mohs 6–6.5
• Fluorapatite Mohs 5
• Vesuvianite Mohs 6–7
• Andalusite Mohs 6.5–7.5
• Variscite Mohs 4.5
• Alexandrite Mohs 8.5
• Diaspore Mohs 6.5–7.0
• Demantoid Mohs 6.5–7.0
• Dioptase Mohs 5
• Grossular Mohs 6.5 to 7
• Smithsonite Mohs 4.5
• Andradite Mohs 6.5 to 7
• Enstatite Mohs 5 to 6
• Fire Agate Mohs 6.5-7
• Apophyllite Mohs 4.5–5
• Adamite Mohs 3.5
• Watermelon Tourmaline Mohs 7.0–7.5
• Brucite Mohs 2.5 to 3
• Fuchsite Mohs 2.5
• Aegirine Mohs 6
• Hemimorphite Mohs 4.5–5
• Hiddenite Mohs 6.5–7
• Andesine Mohs 6 – 6.5
• Antigorite Mohs 3.5–4
• Uvarovite Mohs 6.5–7.5
• Pyromorphite Mohs 3.5–4
• Wavellite Mohs 3.5 - 4
• Euclase Mohs 7.5
• Thomsonite Mohs 5–
• Brochantite Mohs 3.5–4.0
• Aurichalcite Mohs 2
• Datolite Mohs 5 to 5.5
• Bloodstone Mohs 6–7
• Seraphinite Mohs 2–2.5

Stones that also occur in green

These minerals are best known in other colours but are also found in green — so a green specimen is possible, though the photo here may show a different shade. Confirm the colour of the actual stone, not just the species.

• Diamond Mohs 10 (defining mineral)
• Opal Mohs 5.5–6
• Topaz Mohs 8 (defining mineral)
• Zircon Mohs 7.5
• Spinel Mohs 7.5–8.0