Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
mineral
Category
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Quartz Vein on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Vein in Mica Schist
Quartz (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
metamorphic
Banded River Cobble with Mafic Dike
Hydrothermally altered Graywacke or Sandstone with Mafic Intrusion
igneous and sedimentary
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
mineral
Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
mineral
Pyrite in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
igneous
Wishing Stone (Quartz-Veined Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) vein
igneous
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Likely Slate or Shale)
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic host rock
metamorphic
Labradorite
Labradorite (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar), Na(AlSi3O8) to Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Mineral
Garnet in Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica-Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
igneous
Massive Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Mineral (specifically, a variety of the mineral species Pyrope-Almandine Garnet)
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
igneous
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Igneous
Quartz Drusy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
mineral
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock
igneous
Green Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with inclusions of Manganese/Iron oxides)
mineral
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
metamorphic
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)
mineral
Quartz Vein Rock
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
igneous
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
mineral
Kunzite (variety of Spodumene)
Lithium Aluminum Silicate (LiAlSi2O6)
mineral
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
metamorphic
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Mineral
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Ruby (Rough/Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
mineral
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
mineral
Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Brown Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Eudialyte in Matrix
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3
mineral