Quartz (Crystal Fragment)
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Crystal Fragment)
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (often Pyrope or Almandine); X3Y2(SiO4)3
Quartz with Mica (likely Muscovite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (with Quartz)
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz with Chlorite Schist Inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Chlorite Group silicates (typically (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Polished Rhodonite Obelisk
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Banded Agate (Gray/Brown)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
White Moonstone (Scolicite or White Feldspar var. )
Lattice-structure Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)