Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)
Quartz Pebble (Feldspathic / Chert Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Green Quartz (including Prase or Aventurine variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (likely Actinolite or Chlorite)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)
Yellow calcite crystal cluster with calcite fragment
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Tumbled and polished quartz crystal points
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), chiefly rock crystal with smoky or included varieties
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz or Yellow Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Speckled rounded stone, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Granite/granitic gneiss; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White quartz pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow Quartz or Citrine Geode/Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2 with dye enhancements)
Amethyst Lace Agate / Banded Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Lemon Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Onyx or Dyed Agate Node
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities and aluminum inclusions
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass, amorphous silica rich rock)
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Carnelian, a reddish variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely dyed)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Yellow Quartz (possibly dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Blue Chert/Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered granite-like rock
Granite, likely biotite-bearing; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Black Obsidian
Obsidian, volcanic glass (Amorphous SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Stain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite coatings
Pumice
Pumice (Volcanic Rock)
Actinolite (likely fibrous amphibole)
Actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂; possibly an actinolite–tremolite specimen
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Rhyolite or jasper-bearing volcanic rock
Rhyolite, likely altered and silicified; red coloration may come from hematite
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate / Ferro-silicate Slag
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (quartz arenite)
Yellow-orange faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow topaz
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; yellow topaz: Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rose quartz cabochon (probable)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); pink color typically caused by trace elements and microscopic inclusions