Quartz Vein in Mica Schist
Quartz (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
metamorphic
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Green Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with inclusions of Manganese/Iron oxides)
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Garnet in Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica-Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)
igneous
Copper Ore
Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix
igneous
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
mineral
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Microcrystalline Quartz)
mineral
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
igneous
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
igneous
Massive Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Banded Pebble (Metamorphic Slate or Gneiss with Quartz Veining)
Metamorphic Rock with Quartz/Calcite Veins
metamorphic
Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar)
Igneous Pegmatite containing SiO2 and KAlSi3O8
igneous
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (Granitic Composition)
igneous
Garnet in Schist/Gneiss Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Quartz/Schist
gemstone
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic or Granitic Matrix
igneous
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
mineral
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)
mineral
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Igneous
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock
igneous
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
metamorphic
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
mineral
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
mineral
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Ruby (Rough/Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
mineral
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Agate in Rhyolite
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) in Volcanic Rock matrix
igneous
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
mineral
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Fluorite in Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Quartz/Calcite matrix
mineral
Quartz Drusy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Mineral
Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species Pyrope-Almandine Garnet)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Vein Rock
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
igneous
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Kunzite (variety of Spodumene)
Lithium Aluminum Silicate (LiAlSi2O6)
mineral
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
sedimentary
Blue Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite in Quartz (AlAl6BSi3O18)
metamorphic