Australian Geographic Discover Science: Planetary Gemstones

This beautiful Planetary Gemstones Gift box includes the planets in relative size (Jupiter is the largest and Pluto the smallest) and uses polished gemstones to represent the planets.

The planets are represented by:

Mercury: Labradorite
Venus: White Quartz
Earth: Sodalite
Mars: Mahogany Obsidian
Jupiter: Tiger’s Eye
Saturn: Yellow Calcite
Uranus: Amazonite
Neptune: Blue cat’s Eye
Pluto: Poppy Jasper.

Even though Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet, it still rotates around the Sun and has its own moons.

Choking hazard: Not suitable for children under 3