Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Chert (or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone (with secondary weathering/concretion)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite Schist Inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Chlorite Group silicates (typically (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Pink Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8Al6Si6O24(Cl,OH)2
Kyanite
Al2SiO5
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH,F,O)4)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Arsenopyrite in Sulphide Ore
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Mafic volcanic rock with hydrothermal SiO2 filling
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Larimar
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum)
Clear Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharhinus sp. (likely Bull or Requiem shark family)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Generic Rock Fragment
Rock Fragment
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Chalcedony (Variety: Bloodstone / Heliotrope), SiO2
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Gold (Au) embedded in Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Pink Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fairy Stone (Staurolite Cross)
Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)