Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
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Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (variety Honey Calcite / Chocolate Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Mineral) within Basalt (Rock)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite), Formula: SiO2 (Quartz) + Fe2O3 (Hematite coating)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Diamond (Cluster Setting)
Carbon (C) - Diamond
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Grey Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Agate/Chalcedony
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Crystalline Silica (SiO2)
Olivine-bearing Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fluorite (often called Rainbow Fluorite or Purple-Green Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Stilbite
Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O)
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Green Moonstone (Garnierite)
Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicate (often a mix of Serpentine and Talc/Chlorite groups)
Sandstone (likely Iron-rich or Arkosic)
Arenite (SiO2 with FeO(OH) or Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Quartz with Hematite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Red Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Yellow Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Star Sapphire (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)