Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Citrine or Yellow Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Blue Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate), ZrSiO4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
SiO2
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Jade (Jadeite or Nephrite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Agate
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with tarnish