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Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8ยท4H2O
mineral
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (with vesicular texture)
igneous
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
mineral
Coal
Bituminous or Anthracite coal (carbon-rich sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment
Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (ฮฑ-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (ฮณ-(Fe,Ni))
mineral
Quartz (Smoky/Milky Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
sedimentary
Jadeite Jade
Sodium Aluminum Silicate (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Granite
Granitoid
igneous
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
sedimentary
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
metamorphic
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
metamorphic
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
igneous
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
sedimentary
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Celestine (or Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite with inclusions (often Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
metamorphic
Amber
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
mineraloid
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with microcrystalline structure
mineral
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Amethyst (Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
mineral
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Chert (Tan/Yellow variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
sedimentary
Bicolor Tanzanite
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
mineral
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone with iron oxide (Hematite/Limonite) cement
sedimentary
Blue Diamond
Carbon (C) with trace Boron
mineral
Yellow Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
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