Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
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Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment
Sandstone or Limestone
Arenite or Calcareous Sedimentary Rock
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone or Girasol Quartz)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Amethyst (Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 in Schistose matrix)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 + varied clasts)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (known as Mexican Onyx or Calcite Alabaster)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Siltstone with Weathering Rind
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Amethyst (Tumbled Chips)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Petrified Wood (Jet or Coalified Wood appearance)
Silicified wood (principally SiO2) or Carbonized Wood
Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite (commonly sold as Caribbean Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Wishing Stone
Greenschist or Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Stiped Slate Beach Pebble
Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with Quartz Vein (SiO2 on Phyllosilicate base)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Goethite and Hematite around a Sandstone core)
Botryoidal Quartz / Calcite Geode crust
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone Beach Pebble
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Green Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives