Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amazonite
Potassium aluminum silicate (Microcline); KAlSi3O8
Amazonite (or Amazon Stone)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Orthoceratid Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of Nautiloid Cephalopod)
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Microcline (Amazonstone), K(AlSi3O8)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with Iron Oxide Concretions
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Lepidolite (likely)
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2 (Phyllosilicate mineral, part of the mica group)
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
Rough Emerald
Emerald (Beryl), Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH) (Epidote complex)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Blue Apatite
Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Greywacke (River Slikenside)
Greywacke (Lithic Sandstone)
Red Ochre (Hematite-rich Clay)
Limonitic/Hematitic Claystone (Fe2O3 with clay minerals)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Garden Quartz
Included Quartz (SiO2 with accessory minerals such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Glaucophane Schist (Blueschist)
Blueschist (Glaucophane-bearing schist)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone or Ironstone Concretion)
Goethite/Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite/Marcasite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Green Aventurine (Tumbled Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Granitic Pegmatite with Schorl
Granitic Pegmatite (Schorl: NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)