Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
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Browse mineral with metamorphic or igneous host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Ptygmatic Migmatite
Migmatite (consisting of Neosome and Paleosome fractions)
Dearest Ring (Gemstones)
Mixed Gemstones: Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Sapphire (Al2O3), Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Sapphire Rough (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Impurities
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite in Host Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz (Milky or Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz on Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium trace elements)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rough Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ruby (set in a gold pendant)
Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in Mafic or Sedimentary Matrix
Milky Quartz with Hematite/Limonite staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions
Milk Quartz (White) and Yellow Aventurine (Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))