Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if the grains are fused
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz, purple variety; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Likely tumbled amber or orange chalcedony
Uncertain from image; possibly amber (fossilized resin, chiefly C10H16O) or carnelian (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Turquoise cabochon jewelry
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (probable quartzite or quartz vein fragment)
Quartzite, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Jasper (yellow/cream variety)
SiO₂ (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Clear quartz crystal sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Lazulite
Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Banded malachite cabochon
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; the dark bands may be manganese-oxide or other sulfide-rich matrix, and could also indicate a composite or treated specimen
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Scoria
Scoria (a vesicular basalt or andesite)
Raw milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert or flint fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely silicified rock
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Polished blue chalcedony (likely blue quartz/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; blue color commonly from inclusions or coloration
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble, possibly quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂), or quartz-bearing chert; exact identification requires testing
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Indeterminate; appears to contain quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining, possibly from quartzite, granite, or pegmatite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely jasper or agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Likely weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly smoky quartz or chert
Quartz (SiO₂), though exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tumbled pale stone, likely milky quartz or calcite
Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Quartz crystal point (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red variety of cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)