Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Garnet-Bearing Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Sodalite (Sunset Sodalite)
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Yellow Quartz Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Impurities
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (with potential iron inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), specifically the variety showing adularescence
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Moonstone (specifically Cat's Eye or Gray Moonstone)
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) with the formula (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) - (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Blue Star Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Chlorite Included Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Li)6AlSi3O10(OH)8
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase feldspar, (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)