Dearest Jewelry (Multigemstone)
Combination of Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst/Rock Crystal (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Sapphire (Al2O3), and Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Category
Browse mineral with metamorphic or igneous host specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dearest Jewelry (Multigemstone)
Combination of Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst/Rock Crystal (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Sapphire (Al2O3), and Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Quartz-Veined Slate or Greenstone
Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Quartzite Specimens
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite in Host Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
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)
Native Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Tumbled or naturally etched mica-rich mineral specimen, likely muscovite
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂; possibly phlogopite mica
Likely polished bronzite or serpentine-rich rock
Probable bronzite, an iron-bearing orthopyroxene (Mg,Fe)SiO₃; exact identification requires testing
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Clear quartz crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor iron-oxide staining and inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Schist / Gneiss
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Matrix
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ptygmatic Migmatite
Migmatite (consisting of Neosome and Paleosome fractions)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Weathering
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite coatings
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite-bearing Quartz (SiO2 with Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Milky Quartz on Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities