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Placer Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Mica)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (high Potassium-Feldspar)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial colorants
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Sputnik habit) - CaesarCO3
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium/Iron)
Amethyst Geode
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Jasper
Jasper (SiO2 plus impurities)
Amethyst (Quartz Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pickled Dragon Eggs (Fictional Interpretation: Purple Agate or Amethyst Geodes)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3/FeO(OH)) inclusions
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron and titanium)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amber
Succinate (Organic Fossilized Resin)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide)
Pink Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride) - CaF2
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Coquina (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2:Fe3+)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Sandstone Concretion
Arenaceous concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Howlite (Tumbled)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)