Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Category
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Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, Limestone)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
Granite Water-Worn Pebble
Intermediate to Felsic Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (possibly Chalcedony or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Tumbled beige stone, possibly jasper or limestone
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (jasper) or calcium-carbonate limestone
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Tumbled turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂; reddish color from iron oxides
Tumbled turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Tumbled hematite (likely hematite-rich ironstone)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃; possibly mixed with magnetite or goethite
Yellow quartz, possibly citrine
Quartz (SiO₂), yellow variety likely citrine; may also be iron-stained quartz
Blue sodalite-bearing rock, likely sodalite in nepheline syenite
Sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), possibly in nepheline syenite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock matrix
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Common Opal
Hydrated silica (SiO2 "n"H2O)
Green Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Olivine
Olivine group (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Ocean Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Chalcedony variety
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Labradorite
Labradorite (a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral), (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions