Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz (with potential inclusion of feldspar)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (River-worn Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Olivine (Peridot when gem-quality)
Olivine Group (Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Citrine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Smoky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sunstone
Plagioclase feldspar (with Copper or Hematite inclusions)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-rich Fuchsite mica
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz (Milky or Citrine-tinted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Agate (Varietal form of Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)