Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine/Green Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
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Beryl (Variety: Aquamarine/Green Beryl)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Amethyst (vibrant lilac/purple variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities
Quartz (Variety: Rose Quartz/Smoky Quartz mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusion / SiO2 + KAlSi3O8 + NaAlSi3O8)
Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Albite/Oligoclase)
(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite (in Schist Matrix)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Chert (also known as Flint or Common Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartzite (specifically Milky Quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Basalt with Scoria/Vesicular Texture
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)