Basalt with Epidote/Quartz Vein
Mafic Volcanic Rock with Hydrothermal Veining
igneous
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Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
mineral
Quartz with Fuchsite (or Chlorite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Fuchsite)
mineral
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Eudialyte in Matrix
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3
mineral
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Mineral
Red Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
mineral
Stiped Slate Beach Pebble
Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with Quartz Vein (SiO2 on Phyllosilicate base)
metamorphic
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly massive or vein quartz
mineral
Quartz Vein in Greenstone
Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)
metamorphic
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
gemstone
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Quartzite with Quartz Geode / Vug
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
metamorphic
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Brown Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
sedimentary
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
metamorphic
Likely quartz-bearing mineral aggregate
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly mixed with mica or feldspar
mineral
Chert on Volcanic Host Rock
Sedimentary Chert (SiO2) within Basalt or Andesite
sedimentary
Quartz (Pegmatitic Quartz with Feldspar)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Metamorphic or Igneous (context dependent)
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Veined Pebble (Quartz/Calcite Veined Metamorphic/Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz / Calcite Veined Fault Breccia or Metamorphic Pebble
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz with Epidote / Chlorite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
mineral
Weathered serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, carbonate, and chromite
metamorphic
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Porphyry
Silicate-veined volcanic rock
igneous
Veined quartz-bearing metamorphic rock
Likely quartzite or siliceous schist with iron-oxide staining
metamorphic
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
mineral
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Mineral Amygdules
igneous
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Fuchsite Gneiss or Schist
Muscovite (variety Fuchsite) within Metamorphic Host Rock
metamorphic
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated potassium sodium calcium barium strontium silicate hydroxyfluoride)
metamorphic
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
igneous
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Prase Quartz on Feldspar
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hedenbergite inclusions on Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
mineral