Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite-bearing Rock
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite Nodules / Weathered Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Quartz with Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Fuchsite with Ruby
Cr-rich Muscovite with Corundum (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Vesicular Basalt with Siltstone
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basaltic Composition)
Gold-bearing Quartz
Lode Gold in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Iron (Fe3+)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Microcline Feldspar
KAlSi3O8
Sphalerite
Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)
Eudialyte with Syenite
Eudialyte: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz (with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria with Calcite Infills
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Calcification (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Geode / Ironstone Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Small quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly in a feldspar-bearing granite fragment
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silicified Breccia (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly goethite-bearing quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, likely goethite or limonite
Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Amazonite
Microcline Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Iron (Fe2+)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a sedimentary host
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Desert Rose Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz