Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
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Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Composition: Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone/Clay)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite Schist)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Chlorite Schist / Greenschist Facies Rock
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a pale chert or quartzite fragment
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Tectosilicate / Tectofeldspathoid)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite
Quartz Crystal Cluster on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Aragonite (Onyx Marble)
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite/limonite inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Amethyst (Druzy Quartz)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Moss Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions)
Ferruginous Quartz
Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Quartz Pebble (Geode-like)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pink Quartz (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (High silica)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions)