Emerald in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
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Emerald in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Serpentine
Antigorite / Lizardite / Chrysotile [(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4]
Rough Quartz (Grey-Green)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Peach Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz containing Muscovite or Mica inclusions (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide - NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3 / Quarz with Dumortierite inclusions
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline variant
New Jade (Serpentine)
Antigorite / Serpentine Group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Chakra Stone Bracelet (mixed gemstones)
Multi-mineral/Gemstone assembly (primarily Quartz variety beads)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jadeite and Mixed Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Corundum (Al2O3), Beryl (Be3Al2(Si6O18))
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominated metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
Raw Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite)
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Yellow Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2; Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)
Grey Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)