Emerald / Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
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Emerald / Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Yooperlite (Syenite clast containing fluorescent Sodalite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Blue Lace Agate (with Amethyst Geode center)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Tourmalinated Quartz
SiO2 with NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 inclusions
Greenschist / Chloritaform Schist
Chlorite Schist (Group of Silicate Minerals)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment) in Matrix
Elasmobranchii (subclass)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Dinosaur Bone (Fossilized)
Permineralized Bone (CaCO3 or SiO2 after Hydroxylapatite)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Granite
Granite (silica-rich intrusive igneous rock)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 containing inclusions of Dumortierite [Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3]
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Iron-rich)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)
Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)
Pink Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Turquoise (possible Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (mainly SiO2 with varying cements)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Variscite (or potentially a turquoise/variscite matrix cabochon, or an impression jasper)
AlPO4·2H2O (Variscite) or related phosphate/silicate material depending on exact composition
Howlite and Purpurite druzy
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode
Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)