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Adirondack Garnet

Adirondack Garnet

Peat

Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Dunite

Limonite

Shell Opal

Madagascar Opal

Lavender Obsidian

Electric Blue Obsidian

Orange Obsidian

Diamond

Metarhyolite

Orange Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — gemstone

Orange Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz with Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Limonite staining) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Limonite staining

Red Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Pegmatite (Pegmatitic Granite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Schorl) — igneous

Pegmatite

Pegmatitic Granite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Schorl

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Schist (Schist (variety likely Mica Schist)) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist (variety likely Mica Schist)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Gold-bearing Quartz (Auriferous Quartz) (Quartz (SiO2) with native Gold (Au) inclusions) — mineral

Gold-bearing Quartz (Auriferous Quartz)

Quartz (SiO2) with native Gold (Au) inclusions

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Basalt and Andesite Gravel (Aphanitic Mafic-Intermediate Volcanic Rock) — igneous

Basalt and Andesite Gravel

Aphanitic Mafic-Intermediate Volcanic Rock

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limestone with possible fossil inclusions (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with possible fossil inclusions

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Banded Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Banded Schist

Mica Schist

Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Aqua Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Aqua Aura Quartz

Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Druzy) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Muscovite Schist with Quartz (Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz Matrix) — metamorphic

Muscovite Schist with Quartz

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz Matrix

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Garnet-bearing Schist (Almandine Garnet [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3] in Micaceous Schist) — metamorphic

Garnet-bearing Schist

Almandine Garnet [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3] in Micaceous Schist

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Desert Rose Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Desert Rose Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Chert with Limestone (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) Matrix) — sedimentary

Chert with Limestone

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) Matrix

Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz) (Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — metamorphic

Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)

Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Agate / Banded Chalcedony (Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)) — mineral

Agate / Banded Chalcedony

Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)

Diamond inlaid in Jewelry (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond inlaid in Jewelry

Carbon (C)

Quartzite River Rock (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Cubic Zirconia (Faceted) (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite River Rock (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Rock

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Diamond (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

Quartzite Cobble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Quartzite (SiO2)