Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Category
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Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace elements)
Heat-Treated Amethyst (Commercial Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Yellow Sapphire or Citrine
Al2O3 (Corundum) or SiO2 (Quartz)
Amber
(C10H16O)n – an amorphous organic substance, primarily composed of polymerized isoprenoids.
Banded Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ammolite
Ammolite (Biogenic Aragonite with trace elements; fossils of Placenticeras meeki and Placenticeras intercalare)
Amethyst (Digital/Conceptual Representation)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities, SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Silica / Amorphous Volcanic Glass)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Orca Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red Porp)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Quartz (Crystal Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silver (Native Element)
Silver (Ag) in an alloy of 90% Silver and 10% Copper
Iron Meteorite (Campo del Cielo)
Iron Meteorite, Group IAB (FeNi Alloy: Kamacite and Taenite)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) inclusions in sand
Bull Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Double Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O