Raw gem

Raw gems are precious stone items often usable as a crafting reagent for professions. Unlike cut gems, these must be crafted into another item to gain any sort of bonus. The majority of uncut gems are found via mining or [Prospecting]. In addition, most can be found in chests and lockboxes, and have a small chance of dropping from random mobs. Some can also be mined from the corpses of certain giants and elementals.

Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor Minerals[]

Minerals present in the original World of Warcraft, and generally restricted to zones below level 60.

Mineral	Source
[Malachite]	Copper Veins
[Tigerseye]	Copper Veins
[Shadowgem]	Copper Veins & Tin Veins
[Lesser Moonstone]	Tin Veins
[Moss Agate]	Tin Veins
[Jade]	Iron Deposits & Tin Veins
[Citrine]	Iron Deposits & Mithril Deposits
[Aquamarine]	Mithril Deposits
[Star Ruby]	Mithril Deposits
[Large Opal]	Thorium Veins
[Blue Sapphire]	Thorium Veins
[Huge Emerald]	Thorium Veins
[Azerothian Diamond]	Thorium Veins
[Arcane Crystal]	Thorium Veins
[Black Diamond]	Dark Iron Deposits
[Black Vitriol]	Dark Iron Deposits & Mithril Deposits
[Blood of the Mountain]	Dark Iron Deposits & Molten Destroyer
[Pristine Black Diamond]	Drop
[Souldarite]	Hakkari Thorium Veins in Zul'Gurub

Outland Minerals[]

Mineral	Source	Color
[Blood Garnet]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Red
[Flame Spessarite]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Orange
[Golden Draenite]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Yellow
[Deep Peridot]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Green
[Azure Moonstone]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Blue
[Shadow Draenite]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Purple
[Living Ruby]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Red
[Noble Topaz]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Orange
[Dawnstone]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Yellow
[Talasite]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Green
[Star of Elune]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Blue
[Nightseye]	Mining / Drop / Pickpocket	Purple
[Crimson Spinel]	Drop / Vendor	Red
[Pyrestone]	Drop / Vendor	Orange
[Lionseye]	Drop / Vendor	Yellow
[Seaspray Emerald]	Drop / Vendor	Green
[Empyrean Sapphire]	Drop / Vendor	Blue
[Shadowsong Amethyst]	Drop / Vendor	Purple

Northrend Minerals[]

Mineral	Source	Color
[Bloodstone]	Mining / Prospecting	Red
[Chalcedony]	Mining / Prospecting	Blue
[Sun Crystal]	Mining / Prospecting	Yellow
[Dark Jade]	Mining / Prospecting	Green
[Huge Citrine]	Mining / Prospecting	Orange
[Shadow Crystal]	Mining / Prospecting	Purple
[Scarlet Ruby]	Mining / Prospecting	Red
[Sky Sapphire]	Mining / Prospecting	Blue
[Autumn's Glow]	Mining / Prospecting	Yellow
[Forest Emerald]	Mining / Prospecting	Green
[Monarch Topaz]	Mining / Prospecting	Orange
[Twilight Opal]	Mining / Prospecting	Purple
[Cardinal Ruby]	Crafted / Drop / Prospecting / PvP / Vendor	Red
[Majestic Zircon]	Crafted / Drop / Prospecting / PvP / Vendor	Blue
[King's Amber]	Crafted / Drop / Prospecting / PvP / Vendor	Yellow
[Eye of Zul]	Crafted / Drop / Prospecting / PvP / Vendor	Green
[Ametrine]	Crafted / Drop / Prospecting / PvP / Vendor	Orange
[Dreadstone]	Crafted / Drop / Prospecting / PvP / Vendor	Purple
[Dragon's Eye]	Crafted / Vendor	Color depends on specific cut

Cataclysm Minerals[]

Mineral	Source	Color
[Carnelian]	Mining / Prospecting	Red
[Zephyrite]	Mining / Prospecting	Blue
[Alicite]	Mining / Prospecting	Yellow
[Jasper]	Mining / Prospecting	Green
[Hessonite]	Mining / Prospecting	Orange
[Nightstone]	Mining / Prospecting	Purple
[Inferno Ruby]	Mining / Prospecting	Red
[Ocean Sapphire]	Mining / Prospecting	Blue
[Amberjewel]	Mining / Prospecting	Yellow
[Dream Emerald]	Mining / Prospecting	Green
[Ember Topaz]	Mining / Prospecting	Orange
[Demonseye]	Mining / Prospecting	Purple
[Queen's Garnet]	Mining / Prospecting	Red
[Deepholm Iolite]	Mining / Prospecting	Blue
[Lightstone]	Mining / Prospecting	Yellow
[Elven Peridot]	Mining / Prospecting	Green
[Lava Coral]	Mining / Prospecting	Orange
[Shadow Spinel]	Mining / Prospecting	Purple
[Chimera's Eye]	Crafted / Vendor	Color depends on specific cut