Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2)
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Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2)
Chert (with nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Blue Topaz (Cut Gemstone)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Green Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Faceted yellow-brown gemstone earring
Likely citrine (quartz, SiO₂), though treated quartz or synthetic glass cannot be confirmed from the image
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (Faceted)
Carbon (C)
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Impactite (Natural Glass)
Citrine and Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Arrowhead
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tumbled blue-dyed stone, likely basalt or blue aventurine
Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase and pyroxene), possibly coated or dyed; exact identification requires testing
Red synthetic corundum (ruby-colored lab-grown sapphire)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), likely synthetic and chromium-colored
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Chert (Flint/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Natural Carbon (C)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with organic conchiolin
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Tumbled jasper or quartzite pebble
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartzite
Coquina Limestone
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)
Citrine Quartz
Macrocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (composite of Corundum [Al2O3] and Zoisite [Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)])
Polished blue-banded agate slice
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chiefly chalcedony)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with artificial dye
Flint (or Chert with cortex)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Granite