Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
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Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Quartz heart (likely milky/included quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milk Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining and dark matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with hematite/goethite and minor feldspar or mica
Likely smoky quartz-bearing rock or quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly smoky quartz with iron- or irradiation-related coloration
Clear Quartz Point
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Tumbled pale quartz/chalcedony fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline chalcedony
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (Red Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster (Pipe-like or Candle Quartz Growth)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Cobble (River Stone)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Quartz (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)
Agate
SiO2
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Celestite
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Celestine (or Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety