Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
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Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Raw Emerald (Emerald Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with chromium/vanadium impurities
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Sandstone
Arenite (typically SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Quartz Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Rough Emerald Crystals
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate), possibly weathered granitic gneiss
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Banded gneiss pebble
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss (composition variable)
Garnet Gneiss
Gneiss containing Almandine Garnet
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium iron aluminum boron silicate hydroxide)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Feldspar in Matrix
Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar granite with biotite mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Ruby (in a ring setting)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Gold
Native gold (Au)
Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium iron silicate hydroxide boron silicate); NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (K-Feldspar + Quartz + Plagioclase)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Ruby (faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium traces)
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Mica Schist
Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
Gold Ore in Quartz/Schist
Auriferous Quartz and Sulfide-bearing Schist