Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Category
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Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite or Granitic Gneiss
Granitoid / Gneiss
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable composition, typically SiO2 rich)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Stone (Quartzite/Chert)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sedimentary Rock
Quartzite and Sandstone Pebbles
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Quartzite (Meta-sedimentary)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) - (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (Plume/Moss variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron/manganese inclusions
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Peach Moonstone Sphere
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)
Amethyst (Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Blue Onyx (Dyed Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
White Opal (Common)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)