Red Aventurine (Strawberry Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
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Red Aventurine (Strawberry Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3) in Quartz (SiO2)
Emerald (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Schist (Raw/Tumbled)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities in Mica Schist
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Borosilicate mineral/Quartz inclusion)
Verde Antique Marble (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Feldspar variety), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Schist
Schist (metamorphic rock)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper (SiO2 + Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Arsenopyrite with Schist Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Nuummite
Orthoamphibole (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone/Adularia)
Potassium aluminum silicate ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Main mineral constituents: Muscovite/Biotite, Quartz, Feldspar)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride) - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Banded Agate
Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically involves Muscovite, Biotite, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate: Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Sunstone
Plagioclase feldspar (with Copper or Hematite inclusions)
Quartz (Smoky/Grey variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dumortierite Quartz
Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)