Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities and white quartz bands
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Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities and white quartz bands
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite, (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Dendritic Limestone
Calcite with Manganese Oxide (Manganese Dendrites)
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (Granitic Pegmatite), typically KAlSi3O8 (Feldspar) + SiO2 (Quartz)
Blue Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
SiO2
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Blue Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Calcite on Limestone (or Fossil)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Yellow Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2; Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Raw Diamond (Rough Uncut)
Diamond (C - pure carbon)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Limonite/Goethite Nodule
Iron Oxyhydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote | Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Obsidian (Black Obsidian)
Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions (Limonite/Goethite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)