K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Biotite Granite with Azurite inclusions)
igneous
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Ruby (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Pyrite Geode (Sparkling Druzy)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Nodule
mineral
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
mineral
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Flower Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with Plume Inclusions, SiO2
mineral
Cinnabar in Dolomite or Quartz (Cinnabrite)
Mercury sulfide (HgS) in Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
metamorphic
Chalcedony in Host Rock
Chalcedony (SiO2)
mineral
Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Mineral
Xenolith in Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock with Felsic Inclusion
igneous
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Rough Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
mineral
Smoky Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and aluminum inclusions
mineral
Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Moss Agate with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony with inclusions (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue or Swiss Blue based on color saturation)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
mineral
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix
Mineral
Diamond in Kimberlite
Kimberlite host rock with C (Carbon) inclusion
igneous
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
metamorphic
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
mineral
Biotite on Quartz
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Kimberlite
Kimberlite
igneous
Yellow Sapphire or Citrine
Al2O3 (Corundum) or SiO2 (Quartz)
mineral
Quartz Veined Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock with Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
igneous
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Mineral
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
mineral
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace elements)
mineral
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
mineral
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Mineral
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
mineral
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)
mineral
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
mineral
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with dendritic inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
mineral
Sandstone with Desert Varnish
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly) with Ferromanganese coating
sedimentary
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic