Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
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Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine (specifically a carved crescent moon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodalite-rich metamorphic rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Ferruginous Quartz (Carnelian-tinted Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Slate
Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Macrocrystalline Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Phantom Quartz (Chlorite Inclusion)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tiger's Eye (Multicolor/Variegated)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold (in Opaque Matrix/Jewelry)
Native Gold (Au)
Gold-Bearing Quartz
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with native Au)
Ferruginous Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide inclusions (FeO(OH) / Fe2O3)
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin; formula: CaCO3
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous Oxides
Okenite (in Zeolite matrix)
Okenite (CaSi2O5 · 2H2O)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite pseudomorphs after Crocidolite
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite with Limonite/Goethite Alteration (Pseudomorph)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) transitioning to Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz Crystal with Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)