Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
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Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Soapstone / Steatite
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite
Yellow Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) or Albite mixtures
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also labeled as Astrophyllite or Nuummite by collectors)
[Na][Na2][Mg4Fe2+](Si8O22)(OH)2 in SiO2
Muscovite Mica (on Quartz Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (containing Albite lamellae), (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum Boro-silicate included in Quartz)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Aquamarine with Ruby Accent
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Milky Quartz with Mica (Gneiss/Schist influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (with inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), specifically the variety showing adularescence
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Citrine Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Quartz on Chlorite Schist
Chlorite Schist (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 with Quartz (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)
Biotite Mica in Host Rock
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Native Gold (in the form of jewelry)
Gold (Au)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)