Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gneiss/Schist)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
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Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gneiss/Schist)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a metamorphic matrix
Pink Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Micaceous schist (Mainly Muscovite/Biotite mixed with Quartz)
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Smoky Quartz (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Gemstone Collection
SiO2 (Quartz varieties) and Biogenic CaCO3 (Nacre)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite
Serpentinite
Serpentine rock (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (group of hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicates)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Aluminum Borosilicate (SiO2 + AlAl6BSi3O18)
Citrine
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Feldspar variety), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 with K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ trace elements)
Jadeite and Nephrite (Jade)
Sodium Aluminum Silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate (Nephrite)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)