Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock with secondary mineralization)
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Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock with secondary mineralization)
Amethyst (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)
Carnelian
Carnelian Agate (Silica: SiO2)
Agate Geode
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Blue Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Goethite and related iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartz (Peach/Orange variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Iron Gossan (Limonite/Goethite)
Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) from oxidation zones
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron and titanium impurities
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Vesicular Basalt with Secondary Mineral Inclusions
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Larimar
Pectolite (Sodium Calcium Silicate Hydroxide) - (NaCa2(Si3O8)(OH))
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Mookaite variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and hydroxide inclusions
Rough Quartz in Pegmatite Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)