Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Octahedron
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with iron and titanium impurities)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Cuprite (Sonoran Sunrise)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O) (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Greenstone with Pyrite inclusions
Greenschist / Meta-volcanic rock with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Jasper / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished serpentine or green jasper pebble
Likely serpentine-group silicate, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly iron-rich jasper
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Carnelian / Fire Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Banded Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
Aventurine
Quartz with fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz vein in Schist
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Chalcedony Agate / Carnelian nodules in Matrix
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with iron oxide inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Fossilized Coral
Cnidaria fossil / Calcite-replaced coral
Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz with Limonite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxides
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)