Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
mineral
Category
Mineral With Metamorphic Or Igneous Host
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Garnet
Almandine-Pyrope group, X3Y2(SiO4)3
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Biotite or Phlogopite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
metamorphic
Quartz (Milky or Common variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
Pyrite (on host rock/ore)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Shatter Cone (Impactite)
Shock-metamorphosed rock
metamorphic
Quartz with inclusions
SiO2
mineral
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), specifically Microcline
mineral
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
igneous
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Mineral
Fluorite (tumbled pebble)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Mineral/Mineraloid within a rock matrix
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
mineral
Clear Quartz (Crystal Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz-veined Schist (or Metasandstone)
Metamorphic Rock with Quartz Veining (SiO2)
metamorphic
Magnetite (Small Granule)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Jasper or Agate pendant
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Mineral
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Matrix
igneous/metamorphic
Larvikite
Monzonite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock containing plagioclase, alkali feldspar, and minor dark minerals)
igneous
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host Chert or Limestone
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
metamorphic
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Mineral
Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Fairburn Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace Iron Oxides
mineral
Basalt with Quartz/Quartzite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Infillings
igneous
Greenschist
Chlorite Schist
metamorphic
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Banded River Rock with Quartz Vein
Siltstone/Greywacke with Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolitic Matrix
igneous
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein)
Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion
igneous/sedimentary
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral