White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz / Peach Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (with Feldspar/Mica)
Granitic Quartz / SiO2 with KAlSi3O8
Magnetite / Lodestone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Rough Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Hematite mix
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron-Rich Basalt
Magnetite bearing Mafic Rock (Fe3O4)
Magnetite or Hematite Nodule
Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase / Microcline)
KAlSi3O8
Pebble Gravel Mix (Quartzite, Basalt, Chert)
Alluvial River Gravel / Aggregate Clasts
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Massive White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz carving
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (with Tourmaline/Mica)
Orthoclase/Albite Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz (Gravel Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Yellow variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneissic Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Pyrite (on the right) and Magnetite or Hematite (on the left)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Iron Oxide (Fe3O4 or Fe2O3)