Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (Quartz Vein)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with impurities of Fe3+)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
River Stone (likely Mudstone or Siltstone)
Lutite (Clastic sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles)
Yellow Quartz / Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbon impurities
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Hand-Drawn Trading Card (Amateur Artwork)
Cellulose-based substrate with wax/graphite/ink deposit (n/a for minerals)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities) - SiO2
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled Quarz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst (Variety of Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Multi-gemstone Quartz and Fluorite Bracelet
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Glauconitic Sandstone (or Greensand)
Glauconitic Siliciclastic Rock (Containing (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Green Aventurine (Gua Sha tool)
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Laterite (iron-rich nodule, possibly Bauxite as a subtype)
Laterite (composed of various minerals including goethite, hematite, gibbsite, etc.)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Citrine
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass, SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)