Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
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Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Grey Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz in Basalt (Xenocryst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock) with SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) veins
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Native Silver), with minor Copper (Cu)
Granite / Quartz Vein Rock
Granitoid with Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Amethyst Geode
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide), Formula: SiO2
Granitic Sand
Detrital sediment (predominantly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (with possible Chalcedony layers)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Epidosite
Epidosite (predominantly Epidote {Ca2Al2Fe3+Si3O12(OH)} and Quartz {SiO2})
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Vesicular Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl,1-2) with Calcite and Pyrite)
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyromorphite on Epidote
Pyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3Cl] and Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)]
Shattuckite (Blue Quartz/Jasper Matrix)
Shattuckite (Copper Silicate Hydroxide - Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2)
Zoisite with Ruby
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Al2O3:Cr)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix
Smoky Quartz (with possible Feldspar inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nickel
Nickel (Ni)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar subclass), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Blue Sapphire (in a faceted jewelry setting)
Corundum (Al2O3) with trace Iron and Titanium
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)