Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
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Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Pearl
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Beryllonite
Beryllonite (NaBePO4)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities like Fe3O4)
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 with K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Almandine Garnet (weathered)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet and Quartz
Pyrope or Almandine (Red Garnets) and Quartz (Center Stone)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium aluminum silicate - KAlSi3O8)
Raw Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Arid Sandy Loam
Arenosols / Regosols
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Kyawthuite
Kyawthuite (Bi3+Sb5+O4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions
Quartz (Crystal Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Mookaite variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and hydroxide inclusions
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pearl
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Smoky Quartz (with Iron Oxidation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartz (Common or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)