Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
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Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Muscovite mica
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Brown variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion
Azurite Malachite
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Green Quartz (Aventurine or Prase)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Sulfur on matrix
Native Sulfur (S8)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Coarse-grained Quartz and Feldspar Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite with Dendritic Manganese Oxide Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Mn-oxides)
Schist
Mica Schist
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Seraphinite (Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or Arkose)
Gneiss (Augen Gneiss)
Augen Gneiss
Sandstone
Arenite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet (Group Name), Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Copper Ore with Chrysocolla/Malachite
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla) / Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)
Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions, SiO2
Porphyritic Basalt (with Amygdales)
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Spinel
Magnesium aluminum oxide (MgAl2O4)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite / Arkose)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock