Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
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Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz (beads)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Drill Core Sample
Cylindrical Rock Core (Specific mineralogy varies by extraction site)
Greenstone / Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron and titanium)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Enstatite variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3 / Quarz with Dumortierite inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Rhodonite in Quartz Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Desert Varnish (on Sandstone)
Rock Varnish (composed of Manganese oxides, Iron oxides, and Clay minerals)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Pyritic Quartzite
Metequartzite with FeS2 (Pyrite) inclusions
Greenstone (metamorphosed basalt)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite (Feldspar variety, (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) with Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Quartz on Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Mafic Igneous Rock