Greenstone (metamorphosed basalt)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
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Greenstone (metamorphosed basalt)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)
Faceted blue gemstone, likely blue topaz or synthetic spinel
Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄); image insufficient for certainty
Mixed collection of natural stones
Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Water-worn Pebbles)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Citrine / Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tumbled ruby or ruby-bearing corundum
Corundum (Al₂O₃), red variety colored mainly by chromium
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Synthetic cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identity is visual and not definitive
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby / Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Purple Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Pyrope-Almandine series) Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Crystal Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)