Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁‑₈)
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁‑₈)
Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely)
Quartz–feldspar pegmatite; chiefly SiO₂ quartz with feldspar and possible mica
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Aquamarine on Feldspar Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Pegmatite (Quartz with Tourmaline/Biotite inclusions)
Igneous Pegmatite
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
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))
Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Iron traces)
Aquamarine (Small Beads)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with traces of iron)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Blue-green glassy mineral specimen, likely aquamarine or pale fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), aquamarine variety; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Beryl (likely var. Aquamarine or Goshenite) in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Aquamarine-like beryl pendant
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; the beads may be dyed or treated chalcedony/amazonite, so image-only identification is uncertain
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar with Dark Minerals)
Igneous Pegmatite
Emerald in Quartz Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
Blue-green beryl, likely aquamarine in quartz or feldspar matrix
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; the blue-green variety is aquamarine
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald (Faceted Gemstone)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Granite Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si‑₆O₁₈)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈)
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Iron (Fe2+)
Rough Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O‑₁₈)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Faceted golden beryl (likely heliodor)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; yellow color from iron impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)