Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
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Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartzite river stone
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Red aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock with Feldspar and Arfvedsonite
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Moonstone (specifically Cat's Eye or Gray Moonstone)
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) with the formula (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement fragment)
Artificial conglomerate / Bitumen-Aggregate mixture
Ruby (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C) - Adamantine cubic carbon
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 > 69%)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biomicrite / Limestone with fossils
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock (Granite)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Hag Stone
Siltstone or Fine-grained Sandstone with boring (e.g., Lithophaga impact)