Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium
Category
Browse mineral (specifically a gemstone variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium
Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate vein)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Hematite (Iron(III) oxide) - Fe2O3
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Smoky Quartz (with inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gastly (Trick or Trade Halloween Series)
Cellulose-carbonaceous composite (Lignocellulose laminated with pigmentary polymers)
Ethiopian Fire Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Fire Opal (in matrix)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Pink Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz (likely heat-treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apricot Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Montana Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Green Calcite (often commercially called Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Sardagate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Raw Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Hematite) inclusions
Raw Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Citrine / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Impurities