Armenia holds some 3 billion cubic metres of tuf, an easily cut yet resilient stone. The country also has diamond, amethyst, emerald, garnet, turquoise, aquamarine, lapis lazuli, iron, gold, silver, copper, tin, mercury, molybdenum, and tungsten.

Armenia holds some 3 billion cubic metres of tuf, an easily cut yet resilient stone. The country also has diamond, amethyst, emerald, garnet, turquoise, aquamarine, lapis lazuli, iron, gold, silver, copper, tin, mercury, molybdenum, and tungsten.