Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide with aluminum impurities (SiO2)
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Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide with aluminum impurities (SiO2)
Red Garnet (Almandine-Pyrope series)
Garnet Group, Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Banded Chert in Matrix
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Quartz (Milky/Cloudy Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Banded Agate (with possible Chalcedony layers)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusion of Mica
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trivalent iron (Fe3+) impurities
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Grey Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Larimar
Pectolite (a blue variety of Pectolite)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Sunstone and Green Aventurine
Sunstone: (Ca,Na)[(Al,Si)2Si2O8] (Plagioclase Feldspar Group); Green Aventurine: SiO2 (Quartz)
Amber (and Citrine Quartz)
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian (in jewelry setting)
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Specular Hematite with Quartz
Ferric oxide (Fe2O3) and Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (typically containing Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Muscovite)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Rose Quartz (likely carved)
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
Diamond (Princess Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Jadeite and Mixed Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Corundum (Al2O3), Beryl (Be3Al2(Si6O18))
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (primary composition: SiO2)