Quartz (beads)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
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Quartz (beads)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Amethyst Quartz
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous Volcanic Rock (Amorphous Silicate), SiO2
Pink Granite
Granite (High K-Feldspar variety)
Basalt with Vesicular Surface
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (major components: SiO2 and Al2O3)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz or Feldspar Matrix
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl) in Granitic Pegmatite
Milky Quartz with Country Rock contact
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in contact with Metamorphic/Igneous rock
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Clear Quartz Fragment
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond in Kimberlite Matrix (Diamond: C, Kimberlite: complex Potassic Peridotite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)2Si2O8)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Gold and Diamond
Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), specifically the variety showing adularescence
Aquamarine (Rough)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous volcanic silicate (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite (commonly sold as Caribbean Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)