Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
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Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone (Orthoclase Feldspar variant)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Pegmatite
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Syenite
Syenite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (Quartz with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Siderite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron(II) Carbonate (FeCO3)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl Tourmaline
Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Feldspar Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) with Quartz and Mica
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Trace Elements
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ trace elements)
Coquina / Shelly Sandstone
Calcareous Sandstone / Coquina
Ruby
Corundum (mineral species), variety: Ruby (Al2O3 with Cr3+ as the chromophore)
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+) impurities
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Serpentine-group minerals: (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8 + SiO2)
Banded Chert / Mookaite Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished rose quartz
Rose quartz (quartz), SiO₂
Pink quartz (likely rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Complex Borosilicate: Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with iron impurities
Pink Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4) in Quartz (SiO2)