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Adirondack Garnet

Adirondack Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth

Tripolite

Tripolite

Chert / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Carved or Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz (Carved or Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz (or Quartzite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Rose Quartz (or Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Agate (Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Native Copper (in coinage alloy) (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper (in coinage alloy)

Copper (Cu)

Pyrope Garnet (Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Pyrope Garnet

Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2Si3O12)

Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄)) — mineral

Olivine

Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄)

Milky Quartz (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment (Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone with Crinoid Stem fragment

Calcite (CaCO3) containing Crinoidea fossils

Ruby and Diamond Heart Pendant (Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)) — mineral

Ruby and Diamond Heart Pendant

Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)

Iolite (Cordierite) (Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18) — metamorphic

Iolite (Cordierite)

Cordierite (Magnesium iron aluminum cyclosilicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18

Almandine Garnet (Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

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

Quartzite River Stone

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Diamond (in jewelry mount) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in jewelry mount)

Carbon (C)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Carved Dragon) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Carved Dragon)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Olivine (Peridot) (Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — mineral

Olivine (Peridot)

Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Native Copper in Basalt (Cu-element in Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)) — igneous

Native Copper in Basalt

Cu-element in Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)

Quartz pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Muscovite/Biotite Schist

Gold-Bearing Quartz Ore (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Trace Aurum (Au)) — mineral

Gold-Bearing Quartz Ore

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Trace Aurum (Au)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)

River Stone (likely Basalt or Greywacke) (Basalt with mineral veining) — igneous

River Stone (likely Basalt or Greywacke)

Basalt with mineral veining

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Chromium (Chrome) (Chromium (Cr)) — mineral

Chromium (Chrome)

Chromium (Cr)

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

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Limestone (specifically Crushed Limestone/Calcictic) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone (specifically Crushed Limestone/Calcictic)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation) (Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide) — Synthetic/Man-made Polymer

Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)

Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide

Synthetic/Man-made Polymer

Asphalt (Road Aggregate) (Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete) — Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Asphalt (Road Aggregate)

Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete

Anthropogenic (Man-made)

Opalite (Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)) — mineral

Opalite

Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)

Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin) (Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)) — mineral

Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin)

Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)

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

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Rutilated Quartz (Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions) — Mineral

Rutilated Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions

Opalite (Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)

Quartzite (Engineered Stone) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Engineered Stone)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Bituminous Coal (Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)) — sedimentary

Bituminous Coal

Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — Mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite) (Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)

Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (pure carbon / C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure carbon / C)

Diamond (Carbon (C) - Native Element) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C) - Native Element