Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
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Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst and Ruby in Zoisite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Anyolite (Zoisite-Hornblende-Ruby mix)
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·nH2O)
Ocean Jasper
SiO2, highly silicified rhyolite or spherulitic chalcedony
Amethyst (Polished Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tumbled epidote-bearing rock (likely epidote–quartz–feldspar aggregate)
Epidote-rich metamorphic rock; minerals likely epidote (Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃Si₃O₁₂(OH), quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with manganese-oxide dendrites
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
Limestone
Sedimentary Rock (Primarily CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Beach Pebble (Chalcedony / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Black Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Iron-rich)
Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossil)
Carcharias taurus (fossilized dentin/enameloid)
Crinoid Columnal Fossil in Chert
Crinoidea stemming section in Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Diabase or Dolerite
Pearl
Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)
Chert (with Limestone matrix)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8) with Albite inclusions
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diorite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Hornblende, and Biotite)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Breccia
Breccia
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Silver (Jewelry form)
Native Silver (Ag)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock
Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Ambergris (Geological/Organic Specimen)
Ambra grisea (Produced by Physeter macrocephalus)
Polished fossilized ammonite or nautiloid shell
Ammonoidea or Nautiloidea; originally aragonitic shell, commonly replaced by calcite or chalcedony
Chalcedony Pebble (Carnelian / Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)