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Adirondack Garnet

Adirondack Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth

Tripolite

Tripolite

Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia) (Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia) — mineral

Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia)

Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Yellow Calcite (Banded Calcite) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite (Banded Calcite)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Yellow Quartz Pebble

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Diamond (C (Native Carbon)) — mineral

Diamond

C (Native Carbon)

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite with Siderite/Iron Oxide Coating

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite)

Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mica Schist (with Muscovite) (Muscovite/Quartz Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist (with Muscovite)

Muscovite/Quartz Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Chalcedony (Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Sandstone (Differential Weathering) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Differential Weathering)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (Native Element Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (Native Element Carbon, C)

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment) (Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)) — sedimentary

Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)

Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)

Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia) (C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)) — gemstone

Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)

C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Dyed Magnesite (Howlite imitation) (Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) with dye) — mineral

Dyed Magnesite (Howlite imitation)

Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) with dye

Banded Agate (Quartz) (Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Agate (Quartz)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Blue Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Zircon (Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)) — mineral

Zircon

Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein) (Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion) — igneous/sedimentary

Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein)

Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion

igneous/sedimentary

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Banded Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Banded Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony

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

Milky Quartz

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Bornite

Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

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

Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Colonial Coral inclusions) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Colonial Coral inclusions

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Manganese Dendrites)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt or Scoria (Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt or Scoria

Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)

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

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Limestone/Carbonate matrix)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Quartz (likely Herkimer Diamond style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (likely Herkimer Diamond style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Vesicular Basalt with Oxidized Crust (Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt with Oxidized Crust

Vesicular Basalt (Iron-rich extrusive volcanic rock)

Siltstone (Siltstone (primarily composed of microcrystalline Quartz and Feldspar)) — sedimentary

Siltstone

Siltstone (primarily composed of microcrystalline Quartz and Feldspar)

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

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

White Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Turquoise and Hematite (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)) — mineral

Turquoise and Hematite

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)