Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite variety), Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O
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Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite variety), Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Beryl (Emerald or Aquamarine in Matrix)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Varietal of Quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities, SiO2
Amethyst (Quartz Variety)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (a plagioclase feldspar variant), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone
Orthoclase or Oligoclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu, Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Schist/Quartz Matrix
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Al2Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 in NaAlSi3O8)
Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Topaz (Imperial or Precious Topaz)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Lemon Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Iron impurities
Amethyst (Rose-tinted/Pale variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Morganite (Pink Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Feldspar
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz (SiO2)