Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate or Water-line Agate)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (impactite), primarily high-silica glass (SiO2)
Amethyst Quartz
Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Fuchsite in Quartz
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 + SiO2
Moonstone
Orthoclase feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Epidote (likely Unakite component or Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)
Pink Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions
Celestine (or Celestite) on Matrix
Celestine (SrSO4)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar)
(K,Na)AlSi3O8
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Citrine Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Charoite
K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8); variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) primarily colored by iron oxide (Hematite)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Star Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with Rutile inclusions
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Tiffany Stone
Fluorite Opal (a complex mix of Fluorite, Opal, Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz, and Bertrandite)
Fuchsite Gneiss (Green Quartzite)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Cr replacements)
Jasper (specifically Yellow/Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions