Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)
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Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)
Obsidian arrowhead
Volcanic glass (predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Massive Quartz (Yellow/Citrine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Topaz (facetted in jewelry)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled brown stone, likely tiger’s-eye or jasper
Quartz-rich microcrystalline silica, likely SiO₂ (possible tiger’s-eye; identification uncertain from image)
Quartz (Citrine/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Rounded river or beach pebble
Likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite; exact identification requires a close-grained view and hardness test
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (high K-Feldspar content)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Clear Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished yellow jasper or opaque chalcedony bead
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained jasper
Rounded flint or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Smoky Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Yellow Quartz variety
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled purple agate (likely grape agate or amethystine chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration commonly from iron, manganese, or inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides or included quartz varieties
Chert (Green Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Citrine Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rock crystal quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished agate slice
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Amethyst quartz cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety amethyst
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Mixed tumbled stone collection
Assorted minerals, likely including quartz, jasper, agate, and possibly obsidian or hematite
Jasper or Agate-bearing Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Rounded brown-gray stone, possibly weathered conglomerate or sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; likely poorly cemented sandstone/conglomerate
Pink Granite
Granite (composed of Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue