Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
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Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Red Sandstone
Arenite
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz containing Muscovite or Mica inclusions (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide - NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Garden Quartz (Lodolite)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 + various inclusions such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Kyanite (Green and Blue varieties)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Rhodonite Tumbled Chips
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Granodiorite (or Granite) Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Pebble
Muscovite Mica (with Quartz matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Green Slate (Greenstone)
Metamorphic shale (varied composition)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote in Matrix (Dragon Stone variant)
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe2+ trace elements)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone, Quartzite, and River Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based Sedimentary/Metamorphic structures