Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Jasper-like Silicate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Basalt with Peridotite Xenolith
Mafic Igneous Rock with Peridotite Inclusion (Olivine-rich)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Chert with Druzy Quartz Geode
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Shale
Shale
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bronzite
Enstatite (var. Bronzite), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Amethyst Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with inclusions of Hematite/Goethite
Quartz (Smoky/Grey variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with trace minerals
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a triclinic variety of Potassium Feldspar)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Kunzite (variety of Spodumene)
Lithium Aluminum Silicate (LiAlSi2O6)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony) - SiO2
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Sapphirine in Matrix
Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with trace lead
Amazonite (with smoky quartz/red jasper inclusions)
Tectosilicate - Microcline Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Tourmaline
Verdelite (Silicate mineral); Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Beryl (likely var. Aquamarine or Goshenite) in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)