Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz and Slate Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Metamorphosed Shale/Mudstone
Gold Nugget / Native Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Green Turban Shell (Polished)
Turbo marmoratus (Aragonite/Calcite)
Amethyst and Titanium Treated Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities including Iron
Tumbled Mixed Gemstones (Quartz and Rutile)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Super Seven (Melody Stone)
Quartz with inclusions (Amethyst, Cacoxenite, Goethite, Lepidocrosite, Rutile, Smoky Quartz, and Clear Quartz)
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz Geode/Vug in Host Rock
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in various host rocks
Yellow Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Tiger's Eye (specifically Hawk's Eye or Multicolored Tiger's Iron)
Silicon Dioxide with Crocidolite inclusions (SiO2)
Jasper or Agate pendant
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz vein in dark host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in basalt, gabbro, or altered mafic rock
Tumbled smoky quartz with iron-stained inclusions
Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz variety
Clear quartz crystal fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Selentite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chrysocolla in Cuprite / Mixed Copper Ore
Hydrated copper silicate and copper(I) oxide, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O and Cu2O
Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Green Jasper (or Moss Agate / Prase)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chlorite or amphibole inclusions
Garnet (Spessartine / Almandine)
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mn3Al2(SiO4)3 (Nesosilicate)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony with Iron Oxide impurities
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Gold Flakes
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Gold Nugget Cluster
Native Gold (Au)