Chevron amethyst point
Quartz (SiO₂), purple amethyst with pale quartz bands
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Chevron amethyst point
Quartz (SiO₂), purple amethyst with pale quartz bands
Diamond jewelry setting
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C) in a metal setting; the small stones’ identity is not visually confirmable
Likely feldspar (weathered, cleaved fragment)
Probably potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈ (orthoclase or microcline); identification from the photo is provisional.
Pink quartzite (likely iron-stained)
Quartzite, composed predominantly of quartz (SiO₂)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly quartz vein material
Quartz-rich vein rock with iron oxides/hydroxides (quartz, Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH)); exact identification requires testing
Water-worn quartzite pebble
Quartzite, composed predominantly of quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz vein material
Predominantly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be determined from the photograph
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Gray quartz pebble or fragment
Quartz (SiO₂)
Likely calcite crystal
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Granite with a quartz-rich inclusion
Granite, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica; the visible inclusion appears to be milky quartz
Granite with a quartz-rich inclusion
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
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