Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (in a gold setting)
Carbon (C)
Quartz and Iron Oxide
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with possible Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Gossan
Iron-rich regolith (mainly Limonite and Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone
Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Turquoise color-bead and Hematite necklace
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Dendritic inclusions
Bauxite
Aluminium ore consisting largely of the minerals gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH) and diaspore α-AlO(OH)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Native Copper
Copper (Cu)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Heliodor variant)
Beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Sapphire in a ring
Corundum (Al2O3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Polished banded agate, likely moss or dendritic agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron/manganese inclusions
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Phyllite or Schist (SiO2 in Silicate Matrix)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within metamorphic/igneous matrix
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Granite Pebble
Granite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silica / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock