Mixed Quartz and Jasper Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Mixed Quartz and Jasper Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantasite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Obsidian and Phantom Quartz
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + MgO + Fe3O4) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Carbon (C)
Pink Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Mainly Lazurite: Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Beach Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite (formerly incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) / Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Chalcedony (Desert Rose or Botryoidal Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amethyst variety of Quartz
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones (Agate, Aventurine, Pyrite, etc.)
Multiple (principally Silicon Dioxide SiO2 and Iron Disulfide FeS2)