Chitral is renowned for its natural stones which are mined in the area. Semi-precious stones found in Chitral are the deep blue lapis lazuli; this ancient rock was mined during the Indus period and traded throughout the Indus Valley and out of the subcontinent. Lapis can be polished beautifully and it is easily made into many varieties of jewelry, boxes, ornaments, and vases. Lapis can be seen in the beautiful architecture of the Mughals such as Lahore Fort, Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore and hundreds of other buildings all over Pakistan. Alexander the Great was known to take ornaments made of this legendary stone back to Europe.

Chitral yields Aquamarine with some of the deepest blues available. Aquamarine is a variety of beryl, so it belongs to the same family as emerald. Its color varies from an almost white pale blue to a slightly darker sky blue, which is the most coveted. There are different mines at different altitudes in Chitral, and the highest ones produce the deepest blues. The mines are still in a relatively unknown location, they are so high up in the mountains, adding to the mystery and legend of this ancient gemstone.

Garnets are the most common gemstone which are mined in Chitral. Garnet comes in many colors like orange, yellow, pink, purple, green, red, brown, black and many more. The most traditional color is the reddish brown in garnet. Garnet is one of the largest families in gemstone. Garnets are found in a large variety regarding colors, and clarities. It is common to find tangerine to fist-size garnets in Chitral.

Tourmaline is mined in sky blue and black. Tourmaline is classified as a stone and the gem comes in a wide variety of colors. Iron-rich tourmalines are black to bluish-black to deep brown, while magnesium-rich varieties are to , and lithium-rich tourmalines are almost any color: blue, green, red, yellow, pink etc. Tourmaline is found in , such as and granite and in rocks such as and .

Green jade, which is the most common type of jade, is mined in Chitral. Green jade comes in an array of shades such as emerald, spinach and lime green, this green stone is not only the most common, but is also the most reputable category of jade. Iron rich varieties of jade are darker in color ranging from dark green to grey-green, to red to orange and all the way to black. Black is the other color of jade mined in Chitral, and is a beautiful and mysterious dark version of the multi-colored stone. The black comes from high amounts of iron and/or graphite. Those varieties that have less iron include colors such as white, light green and lavender.

The moonstones from Chitral come in a variety of colors, ranging from colorless to white, gray, brown, yellow, orange, green, or pink. The clarity of moonstones ranges from transparent to translucent.

Marble, which is a metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, and is often irregularly colored by impurities, is available in abundance in the mountainous region of Chitral. Chitral boasts a multiple color variety which is greater than that of other areas on Pakistan. Marble is most commonly used in architecture and small gift ornaments in Pakistan, marble tiles being the most conventionally used.

Granite is a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica, used in monuments and for building. Chitral is currently making intense efforts to expand their granite industry.

There are many different varieties of quartz in Chitral, a few of which are semi-precious. Varieties of quartz have been the most commonly used minerals in the making of and since ancient times. Quartz is an essential constituent of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and all varieties of quartz are found in abundance in Chitral. Although Chitral is most recognized for Smoky Quartz, which is a gray, translucent version of quartz. It ranges in clarity from almost complete transparency to a brownish-gray crystal that is almost opaque. Some can also be black. Chitral also has a great quantity of Milky Quartz which may be the most common variety of crystalline quartz and can be found almost anywhere.