Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Wishing Stone (Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Hydrothermal Quartz in Metasedimentary Matrix (SiO2/Matrix)
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Quartzite (Yellow/Tan Quartz Cobble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidosite (consisting primarily of Epidote: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Chromium and Iron)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with manganese/iron oxide inclusions
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Iron-Stained Quartzite
Recrystallized Meta-Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with trace impurities of iron oxides)
Quartzite Beach Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (or Milky Quartz pebble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidote and Quartz)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite crystals on Marble)
Lazurite / (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6]
Quartzite River Rock (with Limonite staining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)