Quartzite (Quartz Vein)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
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Quartzite (Quartz Vein)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Beach Pebble Quartzite / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (variant with ferric iron impurities), SiO2
Dyed Quartz Crystals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Pink Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Arenite (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled amethyst with possible lepidolite/colored quartz companion
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-related color centers
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade (Yellow Skin)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Amethyst cluster
Quartz, SiO₂, violet variety (amethyst)
Sandstone
Arenite
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Iron-Stained Quartz (Red/Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Sandstone
Arenite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Freshwater Pearls
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Alumina (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Milky Quartz pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Purple Fluorite Octahedron
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine-colored Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely druzy quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sand (Construction Grade)
Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment (primarily SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Crystal Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety