Story: Gemstones All images & media From page 1 – New Zealand gemstones Collecting stones, Granity Polishing stones Rock-collecting sites in New Zealand Pounamu Bowenite – a rare type of pounamu From page 2 – Quartz Crystalline quartz Greywacke pebbles with quartz veins Chalcedony and agate Chert, flint and jasper Silicified wood and plant material From page 3 – Other gemstones Garnets Hydrogrossular Pink manganese minerals Goodletite pendant Kyanite
