Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz Sphere
Silicon Dioxide with Titanium Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Amazonite
Microcline (Amazonite variety), KAlSi3O8
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Banded Calcite (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Jasper (Etched)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chrysoprase
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with nickel impurities
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Chert (varieties: Flint or Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Diabase
Banded Chert (River Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Common Chert Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)