Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Natural or Cultured Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Amethyst is a variety of Quartz)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar
Weathered limestone pebble
Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-bearing jasper
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium and/or Vanadium
Diamond
Diamond (C - Pure Carbon)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Smoky Quartz with Hematite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Amethyst cluster
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-Stained Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Quartz heart (likely milky/included quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished mahogany obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; primarily silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂), with iron oxides
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and silicate inclusions
Tumbled chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert; exact variety uncertain from the image
Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Granite (Background) and Quartzite/River Pebble (Foreground Heart)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite background)
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO2
Jasper and Yellow Chert (Tumbled)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert or chalcedony
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Quartz Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities