Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Agate (or Banded Agate)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline form of Quartz); Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Silver (Sterling Silver Jewelry)
Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Moss Agate and Hematite
Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing phyllosilicate)
Milk Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Granite Pebble
Igneous Intrusive Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Phenocrysts)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Peridotite (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Garnet-Mica Schist
Schist (variety with Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Sugar Quartz)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Fluorite (Purple Fluorite in Matrix)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Argentum)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz + Feldspar + Mica)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile Inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)