Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
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Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Diamond (set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C) - Adamantine cubic carbon
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin, C10H16O)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Granite
Plutonic felsic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Basalt with Peridotite Inclusion
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Extrusive Igneous) with Ultramafic Xenolith
Rough Diamond
Pure Carbon (C)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant/Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) - if diamond, or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia
Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Amethyst Geode (Thunderegg)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz Variety: Amethyst
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone or Quartzite
Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite
Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Quartz (Druzy on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper (with Quartz veining)
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline variety of Quartz), formula: SiO2
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz-veined Mudstone or Argillite
SiO2 (Quartz) in Siltstone/Mudstone matrix
Onyx (Black) and Mother of Pearl Inlay
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for Onyx; Aragonite (CaCO3) for Mother of Pearl
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone with Concretions / Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide banding
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide banding)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Orange Quartzite / Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a type of sandstone composed of more than 90% quartz)