Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) primarily colored by iron oxide (Hematite)
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Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) primarily colored by iron oxide (Hematite)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silica mineral, SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na, Ca)(Al, Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions
Agate (translucent slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Mafic extrusive igneous rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 in Vesicular Basalt
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Amethyst (Quartz Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Silica Rich Volcanic Glass)
Agate (Moss or Banded Agate variety)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Labradorite (a variety of Anorthosite or Plagioclase)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar series), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein)
Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Carnelian (Orange Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Blue Lace Agate (with Amethyst Geode center)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Granite (Pegmatitic)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
River Cobble (likely Basalt)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Aphanitic)
Zebra Jasper (usually a trade name for Serpentine or Basalt blend)
Antigorite/Chrysotile (Serpentine family) - Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Rock)
Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Glass)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular basaltic rock)
Scoria (Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (often basaltic scoria)
Scoria
Vesicular Basaltic Andesite/Scoria
Granite Pebble (Salt and Pepper Granite)
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Porphyritic Basalt (with Quartz or Calcite inclusion)
Porphyritic Basalt (Matrix: SiO2/MgO/FeO, Phenocryst: likely Quartz or Calcite)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Amethyst (Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Amethyst (Tumbled Stone)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)