Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Gold-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically a banded or dark variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and various Micas)
Quartz (Crystal Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Plagioclase)
Quartz (Crystal Point/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Rough Quartz (likely Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Albite/Oligoclase)
(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (for precious red coral), although other species like Corallium japonicum and Paracorallium are also used.
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz/Crystalline Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (unopened)
Silica-filled Concretion (SiO2)