Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
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Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Native Sulfur
Sulfur (S)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass foam)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (lithic wacke/conglomerate mix)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Goethite
Goethite (α-Fe3+O(OH))
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Stichtite (often found in Serpentinite)
Stichtite Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O
Hematite / Goethite (Iron Ore)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Sea Glass (often mistaken for Gemstones)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace additives
Quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Turquoise and Hematite
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Hematite: Fe2O3
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Iron Oxide, Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Hematite
Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Red Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Limonite (Iron-rich Gossan/Laterite)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Pumice (Volcanic Rock)
Vesicular volcanic rock (composed largely of amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic rock)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular felsic volcanic rock)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Muscovite or Mica
Coal (likely Anthracite)
Anthracite coal