Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly blue topaz or aquamarine
Tentatively topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or beryl/aquamarine (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈); identification is limited by severe image blur
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Browse sedimentary (jasper), mineral (aquamarine) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly blue topaz or aquamarine
Tentatively topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or beryl/aquamarine (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈); identification is limited by severe image blur
Tumbled aquamarine-like beryl
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ (likely pale blue-green variety)
Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Raw greenish beryl (probable aquamarine)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue varieties are aquamarine
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine/Green Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Beryl (Variety Mix)
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Granite (with Beryl/Aquamarine)
Granite (Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, and Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18)
Morganite (Pink Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Faceted Peach Morganite (Beryl)
Morganite (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Manganese)
Aquamarine (blue beryl) crystals
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue variety colored mainly by Fe
Beryl (likely var. Aquamarine or Goshenite) in Matrix
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Pegmatite (with smoky quartz and tourmaline/biotite)
Pegmatitic Granite
Tumbled pale-blue quartz, possibly aquamarine
Quartz (SiO₂), with a possible beryl (aquamarine) alternative
Beryl (likely Aquamarine)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely aquamarine-bearing pegmatite or blue apatite
Probable fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH), though visual identification is uncertain
Blue apatite
Apatite, commonly fluorapatite (Ca₅(PO₄)₃F), polished/tumbled
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Calcite)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Aquamarine (blue beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue variety colored mainly by iron
Tumbled aquamarine
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ (blue-green variety)
Aquamarine (Beryl) Beads
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Likely aquamarine-bearing beryl fragment
Beryl, Be3Al2Si6O18; blue color from iron impurities
Raw aquamarine-bearing beryl
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue-green color is caused mainly by iron impurities
Blue gemstone ring, likely blue topaz or synthetic blue spinel
Likely topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄); identification is uncertain from the image
Aquamarine cabochon ring
Aquamarine, blue variety of beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with chromium/vanadium traces
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Blue Quartzite (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Red jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Dumortierite inclusion [Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3]
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Heliodor variant)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Pale green beryl (likely aquamarine)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue-green varieties are aquamarine
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine) in matrix
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)
Pegmatite (Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granitic Pegmatite
Likely polished blue-green gemstone
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include sapphire (corundum, Al₂O₃), aquamarine (beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), or blue-green tourmaline
Red Jasper and Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Granite Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (composition: SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)