White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, Micas)
Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Scoria
Scoria (vesicular volcanic rock)
Chondrite Meteorite
Undifferentiated Chondrite
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Ironstone Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone / Hematite-rich Concretion
Red Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)
Grey Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Satin Spar (Selenite Gypsum Sphere)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium/Titanium/Iron traces)
Amazonite
Microcline (variety Amazonite) - K(AlSi3O8)
Serpentine
Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Zoisite with Ruby or Rubellite in Fuchsite
Anyolite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Fluorite (Green Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Pyrite in Quartz Matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Pegmatite
Pegmatite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)
Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Vesicular Igneous Rock)
Almandine Garnet & Tumbled Citrine Quartz
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Garnet) and SiO2 (Quartz)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8 variant)
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium traces), Al2O3:Cr
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Chalcedony (Agate/Quartz variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)