Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration
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Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with varying levels of hydration
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe4+)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Oxide inclusions
Jasper (Green Jasper/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Goethite (Iron Ore)
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amethyst (Tumbled Quarz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz / Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxides)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Sandstone with Secondary Mineral Encrustation
Arenite with Silica/Calcite deposits (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotte, or Quartz)
Obsidian (specifically Rainbow or Silver Sheen Obsidian)
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote-bearing Metabasalt
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Phyllosilicate)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Arfvedsonite (often mistakenly sold as Astrophyllite)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Limonite Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Geode (Unbroken)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) usually as Microcrystalline Quartz or Chalcedony
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a concretionary structure
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)