Picture Jasper
Impure variety of silica (SiO2)
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Picture Jasper
Impure variety of silica (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (C)
Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (70-75% SiO2)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Jasper or Agate-bearing Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Rainbow Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - approximately 70% or more silicon dioxide)
Dyed and Metallic Coated Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with titanium/gold vapor deposition coating
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Banded Agate (specifically Eye Agate / Chalcedony)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains, primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Black Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Lemon Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium and/or Vanadium
Granite (specifically Pink Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar Granite)
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4)
Botryoidal Aragonite (Cave Popcorn)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Ferric Iron impurities
Yellow Ocher (Limonite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Amethyst Lace Agate / Banded Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amethyst (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Magnetite (Lodestone variant)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)
Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))