Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with trace impurities of Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
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Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with trace impurities of Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Crystalline Quartz (Rough)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Obsidian with white veins
Volcanic Glass (70–75% SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Milky and Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 – a variety of Microcline, a Potassium Feldspar)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian (specifically Mahogany Obsidian)
Volcanic glass (high silica content, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Jasper (specifically Picture Jasper or Landscape Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Quartz (Common or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (mixed silicate minerals)
Jasper (var. Ocean or Polychrome Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and mineral inclusions