Amethyst (Raw Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
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Amethyst (Raw Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt with Olivine inclusion
Mafic Volcanic Basalt (Fe,Mg)2SiO4
Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (Iron-Nickel Matrix with Olivine/Peridot inclusions)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Smoky Quartz with Feldspar
Quartz (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Pallasite Meteorite (likely Imilac or Brenham)
Stony-Iron Meteorite (Pallasite)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Smoky Quartz on Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Moonstone
Orthoclase feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque Chalcedony
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Black Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper blend)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz occurring with Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Anhydrite
Anhydrite (CaSO4)
Milky and Smoky Quartz Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Olivine Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (with (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Ruby Variety)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Tumbled Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment