Gowganda Tillite (Puddingstone)
Glacial Diamictite (Gowganda Formation)
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Gowganda Tillite (Puddingstone)
Glacial Diamictite (Gowganda Formation)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Diamond
Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)
Weathered chert or flint nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and minor iron oxides
Diamond (Emerald Cut)
Carbon (C)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Selachii (fossilized dentition)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond and Sapphire
Carbon (Diamond, C) and Aluminum Oxide (Sapphire, Al2O3)
Turquoise
Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert (Black Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely weathered basalt or dark volcanic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and iron oxides
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 - a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin, C10H16O)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Boulder Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chrysocolla Cuprite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (with heat/dye treatment) SiO2
Calligraphy Stone
Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone with Hematite and Iron)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Tiger's Eye
Quartz with riebeckite inclusions (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Chert (varieties including Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony or Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized tree resin (Amorphous)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)