Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)
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Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)
Plum Blossom Tourmaline
Tourmaline with Lepidolite (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, Micas)
Basalt with Olivine and Scoria
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz (vein quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Carnelian / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Kyanite (Blue Kyanite)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sphalerite with Siderite and Pyrite
Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) with Iron Carbonate (FeCO3) and Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Blue Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Gabbro
Gabbro (Coarse-grained Mafic Igneous Rock)
Obsidian with Slate/Tuff
Volcanic glass (SiO2) with associated pyroclastic rock
Green Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with trace lead (Pb)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8))
Glauconite (Greensand)
Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolitic Matrix
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar (K,Na)AlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Orbicular Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper (Penny specimen)
Native Copper (Cu)