Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
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Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)
metamorphic
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
mineral
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
mineral
Quartz with Mafic/Chlorite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Epidote cross-veining
metamorphic
Tumbled honey quartz (likely iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with limonite/goethite inclusions or surface staining
mineral
Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide), SiO2
mineral
Clear Quartz Cluster
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite schist
metamorphic
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
gemstone
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Mineral
Quartz Vein in Matrix (Breccia / Host Rock with Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock Matrix
metamorphic
Raw Emerald (Emerald Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with chromium/vanadium impurities
mineral
Quartz Matrix with Iron Staining / Mica Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide staining
mineral
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
gemstone
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Tourmaline Group; often Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) or Dravite (NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Mineral
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
metamorphic
Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety)
Mineral
Fossil gastropod in granite-like stone
Gastropoda indet.; enclosing rock likely polished granite or gneiss
fossil
Quartz with Mica/Schist inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
mineral
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
igneous
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mineral
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
mineral
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3:Fe)
gemstone
Green Quartz / Prasiolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Rock Fragment with Calcite/Quartz Vein
Polymictic Rock Fragment (SiO2 / CaCO3)
igneous
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Green Aventurine (or Xiuyan Jade / Serpentine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions or Magnesium Silicate
metamorphic
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) with associated minerals in a host rock
Mineral/Metamorphic rock
Pink Feldspar / Rhodochrosite (Tumbled Pink Quartzite)
SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)
mineral
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
igneous
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
igneous
Quartzite with Epidote/Chlorite Inclusion
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with accessory silicate minerals)
metamorphic
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Greenschist (containing Epidote and Quartz)
Greenschist (Epidote-Chlorite-Actinolite Schist)
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
mineral