Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Feldspar variety), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Chrysocolla in Quartz (Quantum Quattro variant)
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often mixed with SiO2
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Amethyst (Quartz)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Moonstone
Orthoclase and Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Trace Elements
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O)
Amethyst (Polished Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst Quartz
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (as seen in jewelry)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities
Gold Ore
Gold-bearing Quartz (Native Gold, Au)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Kunzite (Spodumene)
Spodumene (LiAlSi2O6)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline
Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Amazonite (with smoky quartz/feldspar inclusions)
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline (Tectosilicate)
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate with Aragonite (CaCO3)
Quartz with Schist/Mica Inclusions
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Paraiba Tourmaline
Elbaite Tourmaline (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) - Copper-bearing
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)
Coprolite
Coprolite
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Celadonite in Basalt (Green Earth)
Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Basalt (Greenstone)
Basalt with chlorite/epidote (often referred to as Greenstone)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with accessory minerals)