Blue Apatite
Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Apatite
Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine (blue beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue variety colored mainly by iron
Morganite
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Mn)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Green beryl gemstone (likely emerald or green beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from chromium/vanadium or iron
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Tumbled aquamarine
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ (blue-green variety)
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite Group Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Granite (with Beryl/Aquamarine)
Granite (Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, and Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Raw aquamarine (blue-green beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue-green color from iron impurities
Blue apatite (likely dyed or enhanced)
Apatite group; fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F, is the common blue variety
Yellow Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Beryl (Emerald variety in host rock)
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Silicate mineral)
Tumbled pale-blue quartz, possibly aquamarine
Quartz (SiO₂), with a possible beryl (aquamarine) alternative
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Emerald and diamond ring
Emerald: beryl, Be3Al2Si6O18, colored green by chromium and/or vanadium; surrounding stones appear to be diamonds, crystalline carbon (C)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Faceted blue gemstone, likely aquamarine
Aquamarine—blue beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; identification is uncertain from the image alone
Yellow agate or yellow chalcedony bead strand
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony; possibly iron-stained agate or heat-treated quartz
Green beryl (likely heliodor)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; yellow-green varieties are heliodor or golden beryl
Aquamarine in pegmatite
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ (blue-green variety: aquamarine)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate - Be3Al2Si6O18
Red Beryl
Bixbite (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Mn3+ ions)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald (or possibly Green Glass / Slag)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Pegmatitic granite (likely quartz–feldspar rock)
Granitic pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar
Jadeite and Mixed Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Corundum (Al2O3), Beryl (Be3Al2(Si6O18))
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Green beryl, possibly emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), green variety; emerald if chromium/vanadium-colored
Emerald In Matrix (Quartz/Calcite)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald
Beryl (variety Emerald), Be3Al2Si6O18 with Cr and/or V
Emerald (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities