What stone represents the tribe of Cohen on the breastplate of the high priest?

Question

as a cohen i recently brought one of those breastplates and have no clue which one represents us i know the levi one which is that light green one beryl but not the cohen

Answer 1

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Wouldn't Cohen (kohane) be assoiated with Levi?

Answer 2

In the Torah I only see mention of jewels/stones for these 12 tribes

RubyReuven

TopazShimon

EmeraldLevi

TurquoiseYehuda

Lapis LazuliYissachar

QuartzZevulun

JacinthDan

AgateNaphtali

AmethystGad

ChrysoliteAsher

OnyxYosef

JasperBinyamin

If there are other tribes besides these and jewels/stones that correspond perhaps a rabbi would know or a teacher of Talmud.. Either that or the tribe of Cohen is part of or descends from one of these tribes and would have the same jewel/stone.

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