Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Eudialyte with Syenite
Eudialyte: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Black Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Amethyst (as seen in jewelry)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst Quartz
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky to Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline
Apache Tears (Obsidian)
Hydrated Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2 + H2O)
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Carnelian
Carnelian Agate (Silica: SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Mixed Gemstone Collection
SiO2 (Quartz varieties) and Biogenic CaCO3 (Nacre)
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Oligoclase / Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Group, (Na,Ca)Al1-2Si2-3O8)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Calcite), CaCO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Serpentine (variety: Serpentine Rock)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; formula generally (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (possibly with Agate inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Albite (NaAlSi3O8) inclusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper (Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn+2,Fe+2,Mg,Ca)SiO3