Celestite (Celestine)
Celestine (SrSO4)
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Celestite (Celestine)
Celestine (SrSO4)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke (Chlorite-grade schistose rock)
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Calcite)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide / Quartz (SiO2+Fe4+)
Pegmatitic pink feldspar–quartz rock
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly microcline/orthoclase feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), quartz (SiO₂), and minor mica
Crocoite
Lead chromate (PbCrO4)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)
Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Blue Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pegmatitic quartz–feldspar rock with mica
Granitic pegmatite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite/muscovite mica
Blue Sapphire Crystal (Rough)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 containing inclusions of Dumortierite [Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3]
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite) in Lepidolite
Elbaite (Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4) in Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Agate Slice (Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Mica-bearing quartz rock (likely pegmatite)
Quartz–feldspar–mica pegmatite; dark mica is probably biotite, possibly muscovite or chlorite
Emerald
Beryl (variety Emerald), Be3Al2Si6O18 with Cr and/or V
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Rough Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite; NaAlSi2O6
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Chromium and Iron)
Tumbled pink-and-white quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely rose quartz mixed with milky quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Yellow Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (such as tourmaline, magnesio-riebbeckite, or crocidolite)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with microscopic inclusions
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions