Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster (with Selenite Satin Spar)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Amethyst geode fragment
Quartz, SiO₂, colored by trace iron; purple quartz crystals lining a geode cavity
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely rock crystal or low-grade milky quartz
Diamond in Kimberlite
Kimberlite Matrix with Carbon (Diamond)
Smoky Quartz and Feldspar Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (chiefly SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Small pale-yellow crystal, possibly quartz
Unidentified translucent mineral; quartz (SiO₂) is one possibility, but the image is insufficient for reliable identification.
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) Bead
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Radiating stibnite crystals
Stibnite (antimony sulfide, Sb₂S₃)
Quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or iron-stained quartz
Raw quartz crystal/chunk
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink tourmaline (likely rubellite), faceted gemstone
Elbaite tourmaline, Na(Li₁.₅Al₁.₅)Al₆Si₆O₁₈(BO₃)₃(OH)₄
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich stone, likely quartzite or milky quartz
Quartzite; predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (Uncut Crystal)
Carbon (C)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Crystal with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Feldspar-rich Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with impurities)
Quartz crystal cluster in matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a feldspar- and mica-bearing pegmatite
Milky Quartz Beads
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Calcite crystal cluster
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Pyrite-bearing rock (likely pyrite-rich sulfide ore)
Pyrite, FeS₂, with possible dark host rock; exact matrix is not identifiable from the photo
Amethyst quartz cluster
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black tourmaline (schorl)
Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Quartz crystal cluster on matrix
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely iron-stained or included variety