Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common name for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist or metabasalt depending on specific composition
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), variety Rose Quartz
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Marble (Carrara Marble style)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Pink Polished Marble (or Limestone) Pillar
Recrystallized Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) / Marble
Mica Schist
Schist (Biotite/Muscovite rich)
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ametrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of iron
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Schist
Mica Schist
Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions/staining (Limonite/Hematite)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Manganese-coated Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock with Manganese Oxide (often Pyrolusite or Psilomelane)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Flower Agate
Chalcedony with Opaque Spherulitic Inclusions (SiO2)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pink Granite (with Potassic Feldspar and Quartz)
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Lepidolite (likely)
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2 (Phyllosilicate mineral, part of the mica group)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Resin)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurity)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)