Pink Gemstones
Pink gemstones and crystals — 40 popular pink stones with photos and identification notes. Looking for pink crystal names for jewellery, collecting or a daily-carry stone? Start here, then test yourself in the crystal quiz.
Crystals that are pink
Stones get their pink colour from trace elements or inclusions, and the same mineral species can occur in several colours — so colour alone never confirms an identification. The most recognisable crystals and gemstones that are pink include Granite, Tourmaline, Gneiss, Halite, Dolomite, Red Beryl. Below is every pink stone in Gemdle with photos, Mohs hardness and how to tell them apart — pair it with the guided identifier to narrow down an unknown specimen.
Mainly pink stones & crystals
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Granite
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Tourmaline
Mohs 7.0–7.5
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Gneiss
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Halite
Mohs 2.0–2.5
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Dolomite
Mohs 3.5–4.0
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Red Beryl
Mohs 7.5–8
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Spodumene
Mohs 6.5–7
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Rhodochrosite
Mohs 3.5–4
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Red Coral
Mohs 3–4
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Lepidolite
Mohs 2.5–3
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Rhodonite
Mohs 5.5–6.5
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Microcline
Mohs 6–6.5
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Unakite
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Rose Quartz
Mohs 7
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Zoisite
Mohs 6 to 7
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Diaspore
Mohs 6.5–7.0
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Smithsonite
Mohs 4.5
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Watermelon Tourmaline
Mohs 7.0–7.5
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Rhodolite
Mohs 7.0–7.5
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Eudialyte
Mohs 5–6
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Stilbite
Mohs to 4
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Petalite
Mohs 6–6.5
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Pollucite
Mohs 6.5 to 7
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Thulite
Mohs 6.5
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Danburite
Mohs 7 – 7.5
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Erythrite
Mohs 1.5–2.5
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Tugtupite
Mohs 4
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Morganite
Mohs 7.5 to 8}}
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Thomsonite
Mohs 5–
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Heulandite
Mohs 3.5–4
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Chabazite
Mohs 4-5
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Stichtite
Mohs 1.5–2
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Kunzite
Mohs 6.5–7
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Hackmanite
Mohs 5.5–6
Stones that also occur in pink
These minerals are best known in other colours but are also found in pink — so a pink specimen is possible, though the photo here may show a different shade. Confirm the colour of the actual stone, not just the species.