Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
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Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite in Quartz)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Tiger's Eye (Jasper-like Chalcedony)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Pseudomorph after Crocidolite
Quartz (Microcrystalline Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with natural radiation treatment
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Moonstone (specifically Cat's Eye or Gray Moonstone)
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) with the formula (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Red Jasper (River pebble)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Amethyst (Tumbled/Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rhodonite (in matrix)
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Carnelian Agate (with Quartz/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Mineral) within Basalt (Rock)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3