Blue Quartz with Graphite/Tourmaline Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbon (C) or Schorl elements
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Blue Quartz with Graphite/Tourmaline Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbon (C) or Schorl elements
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Infilling (e.g., Agate, Quartz, or Zeolite)
River Quartz Pitting/Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Milky Quartz on Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz with Fuchsite (or Chlorite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Fuchsite)
Moonstone with Black Tourmaline (Spiderweb Moonstone)
Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
White Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lepidolite in Quartz (Obelisk)
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Red Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxides)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Veined Diorite or Basalt
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) in Mafic Igneous Host (Basalt/Diorite)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Chert (Flint Pebbles)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (phaneitic intrusive igneous rock)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite; NaAlSi2O6
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Olivine/Peridot
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Greenstone
Greenschist
Greenstone
Metabasalt (Greenstone facies)
Geode with Quartz Crystal Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcareous/Siliceous Matrix
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Emerald/Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace amounts of Chromium or Vanadium
Dalmatian Jasper
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Mainly Lazurite: Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)