Gold and Cubic Zirconia (San Judas Tadeo Pendant)
Native Gold (Au) with Synthetic Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
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Gold and Cubic Zirconia (San Judas Tadeo Pendant)
Native Gold (Au) with Synthetic Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Orange Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Matrix
Dendritic Agate or Spotted Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
White Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Brown Quartzite Pebble
Metadiagenetic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Chalcopyrite in Matrix
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Peridotite (Pyroxenite/Serpentinized Dunite)
Ultramafic Rock (consisting primarily of Olivine and Pyroxene)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with minor iron oxide impurities)
Bloodstone / Heliotrope
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Rhyolite
Rhyolite (Porphyritic texture)
Massive Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Aragonite (Botryoidal/Coralloidal variety)
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Geode (unopened)
SiO2 - Chert-shelled concretion (mostly Quartz)
Pegmatitic Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite) with Quartz and Orthoclase
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sunstone (Heliolite)
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Quartz (Quantum Quattro variant)
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often mixed with SiO2
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite with Mafic Inclusions
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Rose Quartz with possible Manganese or Iron inclusions
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Arsenic (Native)
Arsenic (As)
Amber
Fossilized tree resin (not a true mineral as it is organic and amorphous); Chemical formula is highly variable, but often approximated as C10H16O.
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)