Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine (Beryl) Beads
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Actinolite
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar series; (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Jasper Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (locally known as Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite and Calcite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodalite) and CaCO3 (Calcite)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Magnetite or Hematite-rich Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Hematite (Fe2O3)
Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar)
Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Botryoidal Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO2
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety) - SiO₂ with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Piddock-bored Mudstone
Lutite (Siltstone or Mudstone) with Pholad borings
Gneiss
Gneiss
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist