Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Tumbled pale-blue quartz, possibly aquamarine
Quartz (SiO₂), with a possible beryl (aquamarine) alternative
Green beryl (likely emerald)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green gem-quality beryl is called emerald when its color is caused mainly by chromium and/or vanadium.
Jadeite and Mixed Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Corundum (Al2O3), Beryl (Be3Al2(Si6O18))
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Yellow agate or yellow chalcedony bead strand
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony; possibly iron-stained agate or heat-treated quartz
Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Faceted blue gemstone, likely aquamarine
Aquamarine—blue beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; identification is uncertain from the image alone
Aquamarine in pegmatite
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ (blue-green variety: aquamarine)
Yellow Beryl
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate, Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate - Be3Al2Si6O18
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald (or possibly Green Glass / Slag)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)
Emerald
Beryl (variety Emerald), Be3Al2Si6O18 with Cr and/or V
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
Pegmatitic granite (likely quartz–feldspar rock)
Granitic pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar
Green beryl, possibly emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), green variety; emerald if chromium/vanadium-colored
Red Beryl
Bixbite (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Mn3+ ions)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Heliodor (Yellow Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Emerald (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald In Matrix (Quartz/Calcite)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁‑₈)
Multicolored beryl gemstone bracelet
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; likely mixed aquamarine, morganite, heliodor, and green beryl beads
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Calcium phosphate with Fluorine, Chlorine, or Hydroxyl)
Beryl (Aquamarine)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Aquamarine Beads
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Green beryl (likely aquamarine)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue-green varieties are called aquamarine
Tumbled pale-green beryl (likely aquamarine)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue-green varieties are aquamarine