Gemstones

January 1, 2011

The estimated value of natural gemstones produced from U.S. deposits during 2010 was $8.5 million, a slight increase from 2009. U.S. gemstone production included agate, amber, beryl, coral, garnet, jade, jasper, opal, pearl, quartz, sapphire, shell, topaz, tourmaline, turquoise and many other gem materials.

Publication Year	2011
Title	Gemstones
Authors	D.W. Olson
Publication Type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Series Title	Mining Engineering
Index ID	70044394
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization	National Minerals Information Center

Gemstones

National Minerals Information Center

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior

Gemstones

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