Greenish rock with white veins, possibly epidote or chlorite bearing rock with quartz/calcite veins
Altered mafic rock or Epidosite
metamorphic or igneous alteration
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Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Serafina (Serafinite / Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg5Al)(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
mineral
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Epidote-bearing Rock
Epidote / Silicate mineral aggregate
metamorphic
Raw Garnet (Hessonite / Spessartine)
Silicate mineral group (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
gemstone
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
mineral
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
metamorphic
Prehnite with Epidote and Quartz
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
mineral
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) with associated minerals in a host rock
Mineral/Metamorphic rock
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
mineral
Greenstone
Metamorphic Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
metamorphic
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Blue Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
mineral
Feldspar
Triclinic or Monoclinic Tectosilicate (e.g., KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Aventurine (Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
mineral
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
mineral
Milky Quartz in Epidote Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Mineral/Rock
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Serpentine
Antigorite-Lizardite-Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Epidote with Quartz Vein
Epidote-bearing metamorphic rock with quartz (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
gemstone
Serpentine / Antigorite
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine Group)
metamorphic
Fuchsite in Quartz (or Emerald in Fuchsite / Verdite)
Chromian Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz Matrix
metamorphic
Epidote in Quartz (Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Dearest Jewelry (Multigemstone)
Combination of Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst/Rock Crystal (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Sapphire (Al2O3), and Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Mineral
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
metamorphic
Serpentine
Serpentine group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Fe,Al)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
![Epidote and Quartz in Basalt (Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)] in Metabasalt) — metamorphic](https://media.rock.id/epidote-and-quartz-in-basalt-e08bf758-8a44-4287-884d-e46154d22b80-thumbnail.jpg)
Epidote and Quartz in Basalt
Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)] in Metabasalt
metamorphic
Quartz with Sulfide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic mineral inclusions
mineral
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
mineral
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist
metamorphic
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite / Mica Schist)
Chromian Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Quartz Vein / Quartzite Specimens
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Polished Hematite Tower
Hematite (Fe2O3)
mineral
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
mineral
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral