Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Corundum
Corundum (Al2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky Crystal fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky/White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite / Black Mica
Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite Mica [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Lead-bearing Microcline (Tectosilicate)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Black Sapphire (Basaltic Blue Sapphire)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ruby and Diamond Heart Pendant
Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Star Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with Rutile inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO₄)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)