The following is a list of gems and stones affinitive to the 3 element classification (Tridosha) used in Ayurvedic Medicine and also in Vedic Astrology (jyotish) These affinities are based partly on my own studies and partly on information given me by Jaimini jyotishi adepts at Ponmudi forest, Kerala, India...
Vata = air (V)
Pitta - fire (P)
Kapha = water and earth (K)
When more than one letter is used it means a mixture of the relevant doshas (elements)
VATA
-alexandrite
-chiastolite
-diaspore
-iolite
-moldavite
-nuumit
-tektite
-thulite
-zoisite
PITTA
-agates (all types and colors)
-ametrine
-carnelian
-citrine
-eudialyte
-gold aventurine
-golden beryl
-lava rock
-morganite
-onyx
-red aventurine
-rock crystal
-rose quartz
-smokey quartz
-sugilite
-tourmaline (all varieties)
-yellow apatite
KAPHA
-azurite
-azurite-malachite
-chyrsocolla
-eilat stone
-malachite
-Shiva linga
-Silver
-snake jasper
-stromatolite
-turquoise
-ulexite
VATA + PITTA
-amethyst
-blue apatite
-blue topaz
-bronzite
-chrysoberyl
-cinnabar opal
-dumortierite
-emerald
-fire opal
-hypersthene
-imperial topaz
-leopardskin jasper
-libyan desert glass
-marble
-obsidian
-peridot
-prehnite
-quartzite
-rhyolite (various)
-ruby
-sapphire (all colors)
-tanzanite
-tiger iron
-white topaz
-zebra marble
VATA + KAPHA
-abalone shell
-amber
-ammonite
-aragonite
-boji stone
-bustamite
-charoite
-diamond (all varieties)
-diopside
-garnet (all varieties)
-idocrase
-jade
-jet
-kyanite
-labradorite
-lapis lazuli
-mother of pearl
-nephrite
-opals (except fire opal)
-opalite
-pearls
-psilomelane
-rhodonite
-serpentine
-sphene
PITTA + KAPHA
-apophyllite
-bloodstone
-calcite (all colors of)
-chalcedony (all varieties)
-corals (all colors of)
-chyrsoprase
-dalmatian stone
-dolomite
-epidote
-fluorite (all colors of)
-jaspers (all varieties except snake jasper)
-kunzite
-larimar
-lepidolite
-moonstone
-petrified wood
-rhodochrosite
-rutilated quartz
-sardonyx
-sodalite
-sunstone
-tiger's eye
-zircon (all colors of)
VATA + PITTA + KAPHA
-amazonite
-flint
-gold
-hematite
-magnetite
-meteorite (especially chondritic)
-mookaite
-oolite
-pyrite
-naturally occuring ruby/fuchsite/kyanite mixture
-spinel (all colors)
-unakite
Vata = air (V)
Pitta - fire (P)
Kapha = water and earth (K)
When more than one letter is used it means a mixture of the relevant doshas (elements)
VATA
-alexandrite
-chiastolite
-diaspore
-iolite
-moldavite
-nuumit
-tektite
-thulite
-zoisite
PITTA
-agates (all types and colors)
-ametrine
-carnelian
-citrine
-eudialyte
-gold aventurine
-golden beryl
-lava rock
-morganite
-onyx
-red aventurine
-rock crystal
-rose quartz
-smokey quartz
-sugilite
-tourmaline (all varieties)
-yellow apatite
KAPHA
-azurite
-azurite-malachite
-chyrsocolla
-eilat stone
-malachite
-Shiva linga
-Silver
-snake jasper
-stromatolite
-turquoise
-ulexite
VATA + PITTA
-amethyst
-blue apatite
-blue topaz
-bronzite
-chrysoberyl
-cinnabar opal
-dumortierite
-emerald
-fire opal
-hypersthene
-imperial topaz
-leopardskin jasper
-libyan desert glass
-marble
-obsidian
-peridot
-prehnite
-quartzite
-rhyolite (various)
-ruby
-sapphire (all colors)
-tanzanite
-tiger iron
-white topaz
-zebra marble
VATA + KAPHA
-abalone shell
-amber
-ammonite
-aragonite
-boji stone
-bustamite
-charoite
-diamond (all varieties)
-diopside
-garnet (all varieties)
-idocrase
-jade
-jet
-kyanite
-labradorite
-lapis lazuli
-mother of pearl
-nephrite
-opals (except fire opal)
-opalite
-pearls
-psilomelane
-rhodonite
-serpentine
-sphene
PITTA + KAPHA
-apophyllite
-bloodstone
-calcite (all colors of)
-chalcedony (all varieties)
-corals (all colors of)
-chyrsoprase
-dalmatian stone
-dolomite
-epidote
-fluorite (all colors of)
-jaspers (all varieties except snake jasper)
-kunzite
-larimar
-lepidolite
-moonstone
-petrified wood
-rhodochrosite
-rutilated quartz
-sardonyx
-sodalite
-sunstone
-tiger's eye
-zircon (all colors of)
VATA + PITTA + KAPHA
-amazonite
-flint
-gold
-hematite
-magnetite
-meteorite (especially chondritic)
-mookaite
-oolite
-pyrite
-naturally occuring ruby/fuchsite/kyanite mixture
-spinel (all colors)
-unakite
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