Pegmatitic granite, strongly weathered
Granite/pegmatite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pegmatitic granite, strongly weathered
Granite/pegmatite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Aquamarine on Feldspar Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁‑₈)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Beryl (likely var. Aquamarine or Goshenite) in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar with Dark Minerals)
Igneous Pegmatite
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Granite Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Iron traces)
Aquamarine (Small Beads)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with traces of iron)
Faceted golden beryl (likely heliodor)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; yellow color from iron impurities
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Emerald in Quartz Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald (Faceted Gemstone)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Aquamarine-like beryl pendant
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; the beads may be dyed or treated chalcedony/amazonite, so image-only identification is uncertain
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁₈)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈)
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Iron (Fe2+)
Aquamarine (Beryl) Beads
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Blue-green glassy mineral specimen, likely aquamarine or pale fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), aquamarine variety; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Rough Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O‑₁₈)