Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
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Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Indochinite Tektite
Tektite (high-silica impact glass)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)
Swirled Agate Bead
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Natural Carbon (C)
Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Granodiorite with Quartz Veining
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase Feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite/Hornblende) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Pelitic or Shaly Matrix
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicified Rhyolite or Orbicular Jasper (SiO2)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (yellow/cream variety)
SiO₂ (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Citrine Geode (or Druzy Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂) - a variety of Quartz
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Arenite
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)