Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Pinkish-Red)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (Lace Agate)
Agate (Variety of Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Gold Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (variety: Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Rough Emerald/Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace amounts of Chromium or Vanadium
Quartz with Mica (Schist/Pegmatite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Banded Gneiss (Variety of Gneiss)
Gneiss (specifically, a variety exhibiting prominent banding; mineral composition can vary, but often contains quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole)
Tiger's Eye (Golden)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Green Quartzite (with possible Epidote/Chlorite inclusions)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica; Chemical formula: SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Wishing Stone with Quartz Vein
Hydrothermal Quartz Vein in Metasedimentary Matrix (primarily SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Almandine Garnet
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Rough Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Amber and Citrine Quartz
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Citrine)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Granite Gneiss
Felsic Gneiss
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Blue Spinel on Marble with Phlogopite
MgAl2O4 (Spinel) in CaCO3 (Calcite/Marble) matrix
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) or Albite mixtures
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss