Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Complex Borosilicate)
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Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Complex Borosilicate)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Unakite
Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)
Garnet
Garnet group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rose or Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)
Green Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Massive Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Granitic Quartz with Feldspar
Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz on Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace aluminum and irradiation
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a resin matrix
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant metamorphic rock, Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix
NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminium Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Tourmaline
Complex Borosilicate - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Elbaite species)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Mica
Phyllosilicate (group name), typically Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Morganite (Pink Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Beryl (Aquamarine variety)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)