Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
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Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Agatized Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide with trace Titanium/Manganese/Iron (SiO2)
Chrysocolla on Quartz
Chrysocolla (Cu2−xAlx(H2−xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often associated with Quartz (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite, (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Banded Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with microcrystalline structure
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Tourmaline in Quartz
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Amazonite in Matrix
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), KAlSi3O8
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartz (with inclusions / Sandstone fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Geode (Unbroken)
Siliciclastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Feldspar
Basalt (mafic extrusive igneous rock) with plagioclase feldspar phenocrysts
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone (specifically a Crushed Aggregate fragment)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Calcite (often commercially called 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron and titanium)