Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Lightly weathered variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper (specifically variegated or swamp jasper beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Enstatite variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate - Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
River Quartzite Spheroid
Recrystallized Orthoquartzite (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Flint
Chert (a form of cryptocrystalline quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Jasper (yellow/cream variety)
SiO₂ (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (complex silicate and oxide byproduct)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Diamond (Rough)
Diamond (C)
Basalt
Basalt (a mafic extrusive igneous rock)
Pebble or Cobble (likely composed of sandstone or conglomerate)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (specific name like sandstone, conglomerate, or breccia would require microscopic analysis of clast size and angularity)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 - specific variety for Seraphinite due to its fibrous inclusions and chatoyancy.
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite (Milky Quartz Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)
Black Star Diopside (beads)
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) - a member of the pyroxene group
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Laterite (iron-rich nodule, possibly Bauxite as a subtype)
Laterite (composed of various minerals including goethite, hematite, gibbsite, etc.)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.