Amethyst crystal point
Quartz, purple variety — silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Amethyst crystal point
Quartz, purple variety — silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz geode (likely amethyst-bearing)
Silica geode; quartz, SiO₂, with possible amethyst and minor iron oxides
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Raw Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Green Tourmaline
Verdelite (Silicate mineral); Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Milky quartz (rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Raw greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Uncertain from image; possibly olivine (forsterite-rich), epidote, or green tourmaline
Milky quartz (rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Druzy / Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (comprised primarily of SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocryst
Porphyritic Basalt
Muscovite mica (mica crystal)
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite with Hornblende phenocrysts
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (spherulitic obsidian)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with iron and magnesium oxides)
Tourmalinated quartz crystal point
Quartz (SiO₂) with black tourmaline (schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) inclusions
Rough quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or included quartz
Rough Diamond (or Quartz Crystal)
Carbon (C) [if Diamond] / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) [if Quartz]
Quartz Crystal with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-green fluorite crystal
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Garnet (Rough Almandine Crystal)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rough Diamond (Uncut Diamond)
Native Carbon (C)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Halite
Sodium chloride (NaCl)
Sulfur on Aragonite
Sulfur (S) on Aragonite (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small pale pink crystal, possibly rose quartz or morganite
Quartz (SiO₂), or beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) if morganite
Quartz (Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz Star-cut crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled and polished quartz crystal points
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), chiefly rock crystal with smoky or included varieties
Limestone with Calcite Vug
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Pyrite Concretion
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix
Calcite crystal cluster
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), likely on a carbonate matrix
Iridescent bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown and oxide-coated