Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Galena with Pyrite on Matrix
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS) with Iron disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony / Quartz)
Small polished dark mineral or gemstone fragment
Indeterminate; possibly smoky quartz, obsidian, or dark tourmaline
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Vesicular Basalt (Iron Scoria)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicular Texture
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite-bearing Quartz (SiO2 with Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Rose Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, mainly SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Common Opal blend)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite (Orthoclase rich)
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz and Potassium Feldspar KAlSi3O8)
Diamond (faceted)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Cut and Faceted)
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
N/A - Non-Geological Item
Agate
Agate (Chalcedony), SiO2
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Limonite (SiO2 + FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Calcite (Honey Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pegmatite with Schorl (Black Tourmaline) and Mica
Pegmatite (complex association of NaAlSi3O8, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)
Iron-rich quartzite or weathered ironstone
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite
Vein-filled Sedimentary Rock
Silicified sedimentary rock with quartz/calcite vein
Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble
Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Garnet in Matrix (Schist or Quartz)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite Schist)
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Carcharodonta (order Lamniformes), likely Carcharias spp.
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)