Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
metamorphic
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Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides
mineral
Chert (with Limestone matrix)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Strawberry Quartz (or Pink Aventurine)
Quartz with Hematite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)
mineral
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Man-made rock-like material
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
sedimentary
Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)
Arenite (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
sedimentary
Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly SiO2)
sedimentary
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Extrusive Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO-SiO2-MgO)
Igneous
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)
sedimentary
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made material
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
sedimentary
Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (dominated by SiO2 quartz grains)
sedimentary
Diamond
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
mineral
Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
sedimentary
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
gemstone
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace aluminum and irradiation
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite
sedimentary
Green Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)
mineral
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Jasper / Chert (Red)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sedimentary / Mineral
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Anthropogenic specimen (man-made)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Beach Pebble (Chalcedony / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Man-made byproduct (Non-geological)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2
Mineraloid (Man-made origin)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
sedimentary
Diamond
Carbon (C)
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary