Gold-bearing Quartz
Lode Gold in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
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Mineral With Metamorphic Or Igneous Host
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Black Star Diopside
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) with Magnetite inclusions
mineral
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
metamorphic
Red Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
mineral
Epidote and Quartz in Basalt Porpohyry
Epidote bearing Porphyritic Basalt with Quartz Veins
igneous
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Mineral
Corundum
Corundum (Al2O3)
Mineral
Rough Tanzanite
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
mineral
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix
metamorphic
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Schist or Gneiss host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
mineral
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
mineral
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
metamorphic
Agate (Plume/Moss variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron/manganese inclusions
mineral
Quartzite Geode or Crystalline Quartz Node
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with inclusions), SiO2
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Peridot in Basalt
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4) in Basalt
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Mineral/Rock
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Metamorphic or Igneous with Mineral Inclusion
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Mineral
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Mineral
Beryl (likely Pink/Morganite variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
mineral
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mineral
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
metamorphic
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Quartz with Schist Inclusion
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
metamorphic
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of dumortierite or titanium (SiO2)
mineral
Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely)
Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mineral
Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline/Chlorite
Pegmatite
Igneous
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock containing Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
metamorphic