Quartz with Host Rock Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz with Host Rock Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Rough Almandine Crystal)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with trace lead (Pb)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Aquamarine (Tumbled)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Quartz (Smoky/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Moonstone (Tumbled)
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) - (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sugilite
Sugilite [KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30]
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Green Beryl (Emerald variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Graphic Granite
Pegmatite (Quartz and Alkali Feldspar intergrowth)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Albite (NaAlSi3O8) intergrowths
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silicified radiolarian chert)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite
Chrome-bearing Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Chalcedony on Matrix (Botryoidal Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia / Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), specifically the variety showing adularescence
Larimar
Pectolite (Blue variety), NaCa2Si3O10(OH)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock containing Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Alexandrite in Matrix
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium)
Black Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Argetine Blue Agate (Chalcendony variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)