Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of Iron and Manganese
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Amethyst (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Sunset Sodalite)
Sodalite-Syenite (Na8[Al6Si6O24]Cl2 with KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartzite with Feldspar
Quartzite (mainly SiO2) with inclusions of Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Basalt (River Stone/Pebble)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Unakite
Unakite (Altered Granite consisting of Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), and Quartz SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silica, SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled/Weathered Quartz)
Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandy Ironstone
Ferruginous Sandstone
Beryl (Variety Mix)
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granodiorite (or Granite) Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Pebble
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Greenstone (Epidosite or Altered Basalt)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
African Turquoise
African Turquoise (a trade name for Jasper, a variety of Chalcedony: SiO2)
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Sapphire or Citrine
Al2O3 (Corundum) or SiO2 (Quartz)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)