Sulfur (on Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
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Sulfur (on Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Schist
Mica Schist
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite)
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone
Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites
Pink Halite (Himalayan Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Schist
Schist (variety likely Mica Schist)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz with Hematite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Gold Quartz (Auriferous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Gold (Au) and Iron Oxides
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Bismuth
Native Bismuth (Bi)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Dyed Howlite (often sold as 'Turquenite')
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Carbon (C) - Native Element
Red Sandstone
Arenite (ferruginous sandstone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Ironstone with Pyrite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe2O3) with minor Sulfide minerals (FeS2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2-rich)
Greenschist (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Martapura/Borneo Diamond)
Carbon (C) - Diamond
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite
Coarse-grained Igneous Rock (Granitic composition: KAlSi3O8, SiO2)
Limonite/Goethite nodule
Goethite (FeO(OH)) with Hydrated Iron Oxides