Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
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Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ trace elements)
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Complex Borosilicate: Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with iron impurities
Pink Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4) in Quartz (SiO2)
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (mineral species), variety: Ruby (Al2O3 with Cr3+ as the chromophore)
Spinosaurus fossil (permineralized bone)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Calcium phosphate mineralized with silica/sediment)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Granite (Weathered)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace elements)
Fossiliferous Shale (with Vertebrate Bones)
Laminated Mudstone containing Fossilized Bone (Apatite)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+) impurities
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Sodalite
Sodium aluminum silicate chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Raw Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Granite
Granitic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock / SiO2 + Al2O3 + K2O + Na2O + CaO + FeO + MgO)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily composed of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace elements (SiO2 + Ti, Fe, or Mn)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite
Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a variety of Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Calcite Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix (Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar and Biotite mica
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with trace elements causing color variations.
River Rock
Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Pebble (river rock/beach pebble)
Pebble (clast size class)