Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)
Category
Browse mineral (gemstone variety of beryl) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatitic mica-bearing rock, likely muscovite granite pegmatite
Granitic pegmatite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and muscovite; dark grains may be biotite or tourmaline
Aquamarine (Beryl) Beads
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Likely aquamarine-bearing beryl fragment
Beryl, Be3Al2Si6O18; blue color from iron impurities
Emerald (Rough)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Emerald / Fluorite
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) / Fluorite (CaF2)
Aquamarine with Ruby Accent
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar)
Igneous Pegmatite containing SiO2 and KAlSi3O8
Raw aquamarine-bearing beryl
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue-green color is caused mainly by iron impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Rough Emerald Crystals
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald in Matrix (Tumbled)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald crystal in host rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) containing Chromium and/or Vanadium
Pegmatite (Graphic Granite / Granite Pegmatite)
Coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.
Gem Gravel
Alluvial Gem Gravel (Mixed silicate minerals)
Red Beryl in Rhyolite
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate with Quartz/Feldspar matrix (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Emerald (Rough)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Raw Emerald (Emerald Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with chromium/vanadium impurities
Beryl (Aquamarine)
Be3Al2Si6O18
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with chromium and vanadium impurities)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)