Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper in Basalt
Cuprum (with Host Basalt)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Basalt
Basalt (composition of Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Aquamarine
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Agate (specifically a Blue Agate Geode Slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz); SiO2
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz (Translucent/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (a variety of Pegmatite)
Pumice
Pumicite / Vesicular Rhyolite
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite Mica [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Smoky Quartz (with possible Garnet inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Agate (Lace Agate)
Agate (Variety of Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium iron silicate hydroxide boron silicate); NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite with Biotite
Pegmatitic Granite (contains KAlSi3O8, SiO2, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Peridotite (with Olivine)
Peridotite (rich in Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)