Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Obsidian (in jewelry setting)
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Diamond (in a Gold Jewelry Setting)
Carbon (C)
Corundum (Ruby Variety)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate or Manganese Nodule in Chert/Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Polished blue sodalite cabochons
Sodalite, Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂
Lapis Lazuli
Complex silicate rock containing lazurite, pyrite, and calcite
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rhodolite Garnet
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Amazonite (Microcline Feldspar)
Microcline Feldspar - KAlSi3O8
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Unakite
Altered Granite (composed of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and colorless quartz)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone
Probably quartz-bearing sandstone or milky quartz; exact identification requires testing
Rutilated Quartz (beads)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Titanium Dioxide inclusions within Quartz)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) - (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO ₂)