Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
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Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Cinnabar in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Mercury Sulfide inclusions (Cinnabar, HgS)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Gold-bearing Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with Native Gold inclusion)
Diamond in Gold Setting
Diamond (C - pure carbon)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Mica-rich Pegmatite
Pegmatite (rich in Muscovite and Biotite)
Peridotite (Dunite)
Peridotite (comprising mainly Olivine)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trivalent iron (Fe3+) impurities
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Phyllosilicate)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Diamond (or synthetic simulant)
Cubic C (Carbon)
Red Hematite (Banded Iron Formation)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Gold in Matrix
Native Gold (Au)
Black Diamond / Black Sapphire
Carbon (C) or Corundum (Al2O3)
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite)
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Azurite Malachite (Mixed)
Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na, Ca)(Al, Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chalk
Calcareous Ooze (composed primarily of coccoliths)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rough Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities