Moonstone
Orthoclase/Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8) with Adularescence
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Moonstone
Orthoclase/Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8) with Adularescence
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst (Quartz variety)
Amethyst [Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)]
Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mica (Muscovite)
Potassium aluminum silicate - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Verde Antique Marble (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Citrine Quartz (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz / Vein Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Amethyst (Rose de France varieties or Amethystine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Burmese Jadeite (Water Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Moonstone (Blue Flash)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8), a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Banded Agate (Yellow Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Gold-bearing Quartz
Lode Gold in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Serpentinite (often containing Jadeite/Nephrite)
Antigorite-rich Serpentine Rock, (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite pseudomorphs after Crocidolite
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Pink Granite (Gneissic transition)
Pink Biotite Granite
Green Aventurine (Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)