Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Diamond / Black Sapphire
Carbon (C) or Corundum (Al2O3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite or Epidosite
Epidosite (Mineral composition: Epidote, Feldspar, and Quartz)
Quartz (Milky to Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Labradorite
Feldspar (Plagioclase Series), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Sand (Construction Grade)
Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment (primarily SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (containing Albite lamellae), (KAlSi3O8)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)