Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich fused silica)
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Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich fused silica)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities and natural radiation
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Tumbled chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and minor iron oxides
Pumice
Pumice (Silicic volcanic glass with vesicular structure)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite variant or Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 primary)
Smoky Quartz (with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Ruby / Red Corundum
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium trace)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone
Arenite (lithic or quartz sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Black Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Decorative polished pebbles
Likely mixed quartz-rich lithologies, including quartzite, jasper, and/or basalt
Quartz crystal pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely rock crystal or milky quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (Agatized/Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Tumbled granite
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)