Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
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Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Yooperlite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 within an igneous matrix)
Green Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)
Quartz Druze (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Iron Oxide or Chlorite
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
Granite (with Beryl/Aquamarine)
Granite (Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, and Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (Fe-oxide/hydroxide complex)
Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Chrysoberyl (Cyclic Twin)
Beryllium Aluminum Oxide (BeAl2O4)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
African Turquoise
Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)
Celestite Geode
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Larimar (Pectolite)
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Moldavite
Tektite (Amorphous Silica, SiO2 + Al2O3)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (composed of alternate layers of orthoclase and albite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Eudialyte in Matrix
Eudialyte [Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2]
Aquamarine with Quartz
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Quartz (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Black Opal
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline) - K(AlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide), Formula: SiO2
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions
Emerald in Schist (Raw/Tumbled)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities in Mica Schist
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Goethite or Hematite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)