Most Beautiful and Sparkly Precious Stones Minerals

Whoever said Diamonds are a girls best friends, obviously had never seen any of these stunning natural wonders!
When we think of precious minerals and all those sparkly treasures that our wonderful Earth produces, then diamonds, rubies and emeralds may be something that springs to mind. There are so many beautiful naturally made minerals that we may be overlooking.
How about a Tourmaline encrusted engagement ring? Or a Bismuth bracelet? Hopefully this little gallery of some lesser known absolutely gorgeous stones and minerals will make you think who needs diamonds after all?

Sunset Fire Opal

Cobalto Calcite

Watermelon Tourmaline

Lightning Ridge Black Opal

The Empress Of Uruguay

Ocean Inside Of An Opal

Bismuth

Luz Opal

Opal Fossil

Bismuth 

Carnelian

Titanium Quartz

Rhodochrosite

Alexandrite

Flourite

Azurite

Chrysocolla In Malachite

Crocoite

Scolecite

Realgar On Calcite

Rose Quartz Geode

Burmese Tourmaline