Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
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Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandite (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Granite (Specimen: Logan Rock)
Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable composition, typically SiO2 rich)
Aquamarine
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Black Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate mainly of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Amazonite
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Amazonite
Triklinic Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
River Rock (Glacial Cobbles)
Fluvial Alluvium (Mixed lithology including Quartzite, Basalt, and Granite)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Granitic Quartz or Pegmatite
Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)
Beryllonite
Beryllonite (NaBePO4)
Amazonite
Potassium feldspar (Microcline) - K(AlSi3O8)
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl
Granitic Pegmatite (NaAlSi3O8, KAlSi3O8, SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), specifically Microcline
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Complex Borosilicate: Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Watermelon Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (complex Borosilicate) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borate Silicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Phyllosilicate)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline) - K(AlSi3O8)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Tourmaline Group; often Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) or Dravite (NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Watermelon Tourmaline
Elbaite - Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH