Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
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Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Schist (Kyanite Schist)
Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)
Red Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite)
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Tremolite-Actinolite series (Nephrite) or NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Mica Schist
Nuummite
Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Magnetite (likely in Hematite or Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Schist)
Metabasalt (composed primarily of Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Chlorite (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Botryoidal Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Diorite (possibly fine-grained variety or a related intermediate intrusive rock like a felsic gabbro or a dark granodiorite)
Diorite (Igneous rock, intrusive, intermediate composition)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (with Quartz)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Kyanite (in Schist Matrix)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartz / Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Schist/Quartz Matrix
Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone/Adularia)
Potassium aluminum silicate ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)