Golden Sheen Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass) with inclusions of gas bubbles and mineral crystals (e.g., hematite, magnetite) causing the sheen
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Golden Sheen Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass) with inclusions of gas bubbles and mineral crystals (e.g., hematite, magnetite) causing the sheen
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz Variety
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Quartz Geode (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hemimorphite
Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O)
Gypsum (Satin Spar variety)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartz / Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Milk Quartz / Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite (Dogtooth/Cluster)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Schist
Granite (phaneritic background) with Limestone/Calcite carving
Felsic Igneous Plutonic Rock (background) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) (carving)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a sedimentary host
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist with Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion with Quartz
Limonite with Quartz (FeO(OH)·nH2O + SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulite Inclusions (primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rose/Pink variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (with Pyrite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Quartz Crystal (specifically a milky or semi-translucent single crystal point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Ametrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Aphanitic Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Pegmatite (Granitic)
Granitic Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Tourmaline (Schorl)
Quartz (Variety: Rock Crystal Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Purple Agate Sliced
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 (Quartz) with TiO2 (Rutile inclusions)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Rose Quartz with Oxide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)