Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Faceted Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished red jasper or mahogany obsidian (likely jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz (Milky or Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled Quarz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Goldstone (likely blue-free synthetic goldstone pendant)
Synthetic aventurine glass; silica glass with dispersed metallic copper crystals
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Purple quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects and irradiation
Polished black obsidian pyramid/block
Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic silica (approximately 70–75% SiO₂)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered quartz or feldspar grain
Uncertain; possibly quartz (SiO₂) or a feldspar mineral
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Provisional identification: quartz-rich sandstone or microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz (Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beaded gemstone bracelet
Indeterminate; likely small polished mineral beads, possibly turquoise or dyed stone, with metal and glass components
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly smoky quartz or chert
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if metamorphic
Tumbled honey-yellow quartz/chalcedony, possibly dyed
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony or quartz with iron-oxide coloration
Labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a plagioclase feldspar: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Raw quartz crystal cluster (likely chalcedony/quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Cristobalite (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with iron staining
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Clear quartz crystal pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Amethyst geode
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety amethyst, commonly a drusy-lined geode
Rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Green beryl (likely heliodor)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; yellow-green varieties are heliodor or golden beryl