Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
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Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Quartz (Citrine or Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Black tourmaline beads (likely schorl)
Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Yellow Chert (Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
Aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with Hematite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Tumbled white quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Feldspar Veining
Silica (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) inclusions
Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides or included quartz varieties
Blue-green fluorite (probable)
Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)
Purple fluorite (likely cubic crystal aggregate)
Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper-bearing Quartzite River Cobble
Tectonized Quartzite with Iron-Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) Veining
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz with hematite/goethite staining
Tumbled blue-green fluorite (probable)
Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70% or more SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)