Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Pelitic or Shaly Matrix
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Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Pelitic or Shaly Matrix
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Pegmatite (White Granite variant)
Pegmatitic Granite (Quartz and Feldspar rich)
Mica Schist
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (composition varies)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary/volcanic host
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Agate and Amethyst (Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz and Crystalline Quartz
Epidote in Quartz
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in Milky Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Jasper or Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mainly Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke)
Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire crystal)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sparkling Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Tourmaline (likely Schorl)
Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Fuchsite Quartzite
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3) or Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variant Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Erythrite (or Lab-Grown Cobaltite/Cinnabar Analog)
Erythrite (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Anthracite
Anthracite (Carbon)
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Quartz Pebble (Citrine-colored or Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Rough Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F, OH)2]