Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
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Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese)
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Cr/V impurities
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Chalcedony (Quartz Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Geode in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a limestone/dolostone host
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with inclusions
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral group; typically Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Almandine) or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement fragment)
Artificial conglomerate / Bitumen-Aggregate mixture
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Coarse-grained Quartz with Feldspar inclusions
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Orthoclase/Plagioclase Feldspar inclusions
Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe-Mg silicate rich)
Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Granite with Orthoclase and Hematite Staining
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Quartzite Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH impurities)
Basalt with Epidote Veins
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Geode (unopened)
Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (Uncut Crystal)
Carbon (C)