Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
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Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Serpentine
Antigorite/Chrysotile/Lizardite mixture (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Jasper (Black Onyx substitute)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities
Native Gold
Gold (Au)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chondrite Meteorite
Stony Meteorite (Chondrite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Flint (Polished Stripe Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chert
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Serpentinite
Serpentine rock (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) containing Fuchsite - SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Chert (variations include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Garnet
Group of silicate minerals (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)
Schist with Quartz Veins
Schist with Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Igneous Rock