Agate
SiO2
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Agate
SiO2
Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium impurities)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Milky Quartz with Nephrite Jade
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Quartz with inclusions
SiO2
Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Feldspar Pegmatite
Spessartine (Mn3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar
Slate
Slate
Natural Gemstone Cabochons (Ruby, Moonstone, Emerald, Citrine)
Ruby (Al2O3:Cr), Moonstone (KAlSi3O8), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6:Cr), Citrine (SiO2)
Labradorite (likely)
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Biotite or Phlogopite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Ca19(Al, Mg, Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH, F, O)10
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
River Stone (possibly Gneiss)
Metamorphic Gneiss
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆Oထ₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Polished Rhodonite Obelisk
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Corundum (Sapphire and Ruby)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Gold-colored Chalcopyrite or Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)