Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 permineralization)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Fluorite Octahedron
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Chert Nodule
Chert (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Sandstone (with Lichen)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Siltstone with Weathering Rind
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite / Gneiss Complex
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite) or High-grade Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite (primary mineral component), (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated potassium sodium calcium barium strontium silicate hydroxyfluoride)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Greywacke
Lithic Sandstone
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chalcedony in Host Rock
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Calcite (Optical Grade/Iceland Spar)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)