Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
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Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (Nodule / Geode fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Chrysocolla and Malachite Beads
Hydrated copper silicates (Chrysocolla) and Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cavansite
Cavansite (Ca(VO)Si4O10·4H2O)
Turquoise (Blue Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Chert (Grey Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride), Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Gastropod Steinkern (Fossil Snail Internal Mold)
Class Gastropoda (Internal Mold)
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (composed of alternate layers of orthoclase and albite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Smoky Quartz (with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Amazonite (Green Feldspar)
Microcline (variety Amazonite), Chemical Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline) - K(AlSi3O8)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) containing traces of iron and manganese
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Watermelon Tourmaline
Elbaite - Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Amazonite
Potassium feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)
Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine/Green Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)