Basalt (River Cobble)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
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Basalt (River Cobble)
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically Biotite Gneiss)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicates)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (composition: (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8))
Amethyst (Tumbled Chips)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Travertine (used in construction, not a 'specimen' in situ)
Travertine
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂)
Brown Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Azurite
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert Pebble / Brachiopod Fossil Internal Mold
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Fossil: Brachiopoda (generic internal mold)
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Malachite on Quartz matrix)
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on SiO2 (Quartz)
Amethyst (Rough Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Chrysocolla in Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions typically of Fuchsite; SiO2
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (on a metal substrate)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)