Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Blue Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Tumbled Blue/Black-Golden variety)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mica Schist
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (composition varies)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety with hematite or goethite inclusions) Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Gneiss (specifically a water-worn pebble)
Gneiss
Emerald in Matrix
Emerald (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate), Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
River Quartz Pitting/Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variant
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (Peach/Orange variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Raw Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/River Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with chromium/vanadium traces
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase Feldspar with inclusions)