Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
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Mineral With Metamorphic Or Igneous Host
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Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Greenstone or Chlorite Schist
Greenschist / Chlorite schist
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium/Iron)
mineral
Pyrite (on Quartz/Host Rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS₂)
mineral
Yellow Aventurine (specifically a carved crescent moon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
mineral
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock
mineral
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
mineral
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
mineral
Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix
igneous
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Pebble (Citrine-colored or Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
mineral
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix
Mineral in Igneous/Sedimentary host
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Emerald in Matrix
Emerald (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate), Be3Al2(SiO3)6
mineral
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Pyrite (on host rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
mineral
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Sugilite
KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 (Potassium Sodium Lithium Iron Manganese Aluminum Silicate)
mineral
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Gneiss containing Quartz (SiO2) filler
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Prehnite
Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
mineral
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Wishing Stone (Basalt with Quartz Vein)
Basalt containing a microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) or calcite vein
igneous