Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite (primary mineral component), (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated potassium sodium calcium barium strontium silicate hydroxyfluoride)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Anthracite Coal
Coal (predominantly carbon)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, along with Calcite and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (Lazurite is the primary constituent mineral)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / MgCO3 (Magnesite substrate)
Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock transitioned to metamorphic)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2), with Pyrite and Calcite
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)