Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])
Quartz (Milky Quartz with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Soapstone / Steatite
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Magnetite (likely in Hematite or Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Nuummite
Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Agatized Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Diorite (Gneissic)
Diorite
Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite/Bornite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent treated Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]