Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx or Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx or Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Gray/Black Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Polished Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (variety of Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Jasper, SiO2)
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Purple variety of Quartz
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Rose variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Orange Calcite Sphere
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Quartz (Milky/Rose Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Yellow/Honey variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile inclusions (TiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (yellow/cream variety)
SiO₂ (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar)
Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Quartz (Yellow/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Banded Agate (Crazy Lace/Mexican Agate Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Tumbled Carnelian and Quartz Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Black Pearl (Tahitian-style Cultured Pearl)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin (CaCO3)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar (Microcline variant)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Banded Agate (specifically Mexican Lace Agate variety appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Chalcedony)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper (Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities