Herkimer Diamond (Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Herkimer Diamond (Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (as seen in jewelry)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst Quartz
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Polished Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline
Amethyst (Pale/Light Variety)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron impurities - SiO2
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Igneous Rock (SiO2 filling)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz (White/Milky Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Gneiss (Schistose)
Gneiss
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartzwacke / Impure Sandstone
Arenite with minor lithic fragments (Silicon Dioxide matrix)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gypsum (Alabaster variety)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Martian Meteorite (Black Beauty)
NWA 7034 (Northwest Africa 7034)
Basalt with Sulfide/Pyrite inclusion
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (likely Basalt) with Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)
Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)
Glauconite (Glauconitic Sandstone)
Glauconite [(K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2]
Chrysocolla (with Quartz and Azurite)
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral [Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)]
Coprolite
Coprolite
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)