Plagioclase Feldspar
NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)
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Plagioclase Feldspar
NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Orange Agate/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite (Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Quartz (Smoky/Grey Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (Muscovite)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Nuummite
Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prasiolite (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Olivine
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Prehnite on Basalt
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (containing (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions)
Emerald (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Olivine
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Diamond / Black Sapphire
Carbon (C) or Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Sapphire (faceted in jewelry)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4