Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
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Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Cavansite
Cavansite (Ca(VO)Si4O10·4H2O)
Amazonite
Potassium feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other impurities
Amethyst (Tumbled/Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) containing traces of iron and manganese
Limonite (Iron-rich Siltstone / Sandstone base)
Hydrous ferric oxide mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) or Albite mixtures
Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral; composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar (Orthoclase and Plagioclase), and Mica (Biotite and/or Muscovite) and/or Amphibole)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon dioxide predominant composition)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), specifically the crystalline variety Selenite
Geode (Unopened)
Vug or Geode (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fire Agate
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Ptygmatic Migmatite
Migmatite (consisting of Neosome and Paleosome fractions)
Smoky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chrysocolla Chalcedony
Hydrated Copper Phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 + SiO2
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with Quartz (SiO2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Larimar
Pectolite [NaCa2Si3O8(OH)] with copper substitution
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Staurolite (Fairy Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Quartz Druzy on Matrix (likely Agate or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with dendritic inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidotalite (primarily Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))