Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric impurities)
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Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst/Smoky Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crushed Stone / Gravel
Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Dragon Vein Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica, SiO2) variety Agate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale creek bed
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale
Argillite / Shale
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony
Gemstones (Emerald and Yellow Topaz or Citrine)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) and Quartz (SiO2) or Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Blue Agate (Tumbled and Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with likely organic dyes
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate or Water-line Agate)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Variety: Rose Quartz/Smoky Quartz mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz veins
Metabasalt (Greenstone facies)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (Red Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4·nH2O)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Black Pearl (Tahitian or Irradiated Type)
Organic gemstone (Calcium Carbonate with Conchiolin Binding)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coral Fossil)
Scleractinian Coral in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)