Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
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Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (Pink / Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Granite (Pebble)
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Tiger's Eye (Brown/Dark variety)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Yellow Ochre
Goethite-rich clay (Hydrated Iron Oxide: FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Gneiss with Iron Staining and Sulfide Mineralization
Metamorphic Gneiss / Amphibolite with Iron/Sulfide Oxidation
Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin
Garnet (Almandine-Pyrope)
Almandine-Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sandstone
Sedimentary quartz arenite
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Smoky Quartz with Feldspar
SiO2 (Quartz) with KAlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Caliche (also known as hardpan, calcrete, kankar)
Primarily composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), often mixed with other minerals like quartz, clay minerals, and iron oxides.
Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Oxidation)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Onyx (Mexican Onyx / Travertine)
Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Travertine
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)