Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wood Beads (Palmwood/Ebony)
Various species for wood, but often refers to woods like Palmwood (e.g., Borassus flabellifer) or Ebony (Diospyros spp.) for their distinctive grain and hardness.
Aquamarine and clear quartz
Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Greenish Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trivalent iron (Fe3+) impurities
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-oxide cemented)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Orthoclase Feldspar
Granitic Pegmatite (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mica-rich Schist fragment
Mica Schist
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Yooperlite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 within an igneous matrix)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich extrusive igneous rock)
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Yellow Ocher / Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica volcanic rock)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Cream Variety)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (consisting mainly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Yellow Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Pearl
Organic Mineraloid (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz with inclusions
Strawberry Quartz (Quartz with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)