Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Black Pearl (Tahitian Type)
Aragonite / Conchiolin composite (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Yellow Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite river stone
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
River Rock (Quartzite/Chert conglomerate)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pink feldspar fragment (probable orthoclase or microcline)
Potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈
Polished serpentine pebble
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite)
Milky quartz (likely quartz-rich rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Schist
Granite Gneiss
Felsic Gneiss (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Grey Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky quartz–rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor dark inclusions
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Map Jasper (Grey Picasso Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Magnetite-rich iron ore
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly with hematite and silicate matrix
Quartz (likely)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Blue Quartzite (likely dyed)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with likely color treatment
Gneiss
Gneiss
Milky quartz cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely druzy or microcrystalline quartz
Gneiss with Iron Staining and Sulfide Mineralization
Metamorphic Gneiss / Amphibolite with Iron/Sulfide Oxidation
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Lemon Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)