Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Moss Infusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions
Epidote with Unakite characteristics
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Quartz Pebble (Sea Glass-like texture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gold in Quartz Ore
Hydrothermal Quartz with native Gold (Au)
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt (with Andalusite/Feldspar phenocrysts)
Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones (Agate, Aventurine, Pyrite, etc.)
Multiple (principally Silicon Dioxide SiO2 and Iron Disulfide FeS2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic silicate with secondary mineral inclusions)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
Shale
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (not a true jasper, typically an igneous perthite)
Devil's Toenail
Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)
Sodalite Syenite
Sodalite-bearing Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Dalmation Stone (frequently called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock
Graphic Granite
Graphic Granite (Granite Pegmatite)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock / SiO2 + Al2O3 + K2O + Na2O + CaO + FeO + MgO)
Pink Granite
Granitoid (rich in Potassium Feldspar)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8 + SiO2)
Ptygmatic Migmatite
Migmatite (consisting of Neosome and Paleosome fractions)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Celestine (Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Granite
Granite
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 typically >69%)
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite-cemented Sandstone)