Amethyst geode/druse
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety amethyst
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Amethyst geode/druse
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety amethyst
Slag Glass
Silicon dioxide with impurities
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Quartz with Iron Oxide
SiO2
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz Star
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Natural glass (High-silica impact glass)
Chalcedony (possibly agate or common quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection
Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble
Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety
Pegmatite (with Muscovite Mica and Quartz)
Granitic Pegmatite (chiefly KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica inclusions (likely Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Fluorite with Quartz
Fluorite (CaF2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Silicified fossil-bearing limestone (likely chert/agate replacement)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing carbonate rock; possible fossiliferous limestone
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica
Pegmatite (containing KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Granular)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,4)10(O,F,OH)2
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Orthoclase / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)