Agate (Sliced and Carved)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
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Agate (Sliced and Carved)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
Chalcedony Agate / Carnelian nodules in Matrix
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with iron oxide inclusions
Tektite
Tektite (meteoritic glass)
Limonite pseudomorph after pyrite
Goethite / Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite (Fe3+O(OH) replacing FeS2)
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Quartz (Citrine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shattuckite (Blue Quartz/Jasper Matrix)
Shattuckite (Copper Silicate Hydroxide - Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2)
Quartz Geode with Goethite/Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Fire Opal in Host Rock
Amorphous Hydrous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Feldspar
SiO2 (Quartz) with KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)
Gold-bearing Quartz and Pyrite
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 + Au) with Pyrite (FeS2)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Smoky Quartz (Herkimer-style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 rich)
Granite or Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Granitoid
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic Igneous Rock (SiO2 filling)
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Basalt (Black Beach Pebble)
Basalt
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), Quartz variety
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Ruby (varieties of Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock