Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sapphire (Blue/Violet Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Yellow Aventurine (specifically a carved crescent moon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Orange Aventurine / Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Bull Quartz with Mica and Host Rock
Massive Quartz (SiO2) with Muscovite/Chlorite inclusions
Granite Thin Section
Granitic rock (Phaneritic texture)
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (K-Feldspar + Quartz + Plagioclase)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Celadonite-bearing Volcanic)
Hydrothermally altered basalt or andesite with Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (containing minerals of the Serpentine subgroup: Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile; formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Quartz Pebble (River Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mica Sand / Vermiculite
Phyllosilicate group (typically Biotite or Muscovite)
Red Aventurine (Strawberry Quartz / Sunstone Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banding
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Raw Emerald (Emerald Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with chromium/vanadium impurities
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Piedmontite (silicate)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3:Fe)
Green Quartz / Prasiolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite