Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite (likely)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Queen Conch Shell (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate)
Aliger gigas (synonym Strombus gigas); Composition: Aragonite (CaCO3)
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Milk Quartz (Common White Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Limestone with Calcite Veining
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Fluorite
Fluorite (CaF₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (River-worn Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (likely Yellow/Orange variety, possibly Citrine or Chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Golden Sheen Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass) with inclusions of gas bubbles and mineral crystals (e.g., hematite, magnetite) causing the sheen
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Diamond
Diamond (C)