Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Gneiss (Stream-worn Cobble)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (composed of alternate layers of orthoclase and albite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (from German Gneis, related to 'spark')
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper inclusions (SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Almandine Garnet in Schist Matrix
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Greenstone
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Metamorphic rock containing lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, calcite, and pyrite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Geode / Vug
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
River Quartzite or Chert Pebble
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (Tumbled)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Metagabbro / Epidote Gneiss
Epidote bearing Hornblende Gneiss
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
Quartzite (specifically an iron-stained or Carnelian-colored variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chert)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)