Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
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Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Quartzite river stone)
Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint in this context)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Mineral Collection)
Tiger's Eye (SiO2 with crocidolite inclusions)
Granite Pebble (River Rock)
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Amethyst Cluster
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide), chemical formula: SiO2
Chalcedony (Agate/Blue Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Limestone Fragment
Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint when dark or worked)
Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Amethyst (Quartz variety)
Amethyst [Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)]
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Cinnabar in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Mercury Sulfide inclusions (Cinnabar, HgS)
Aragonite / Calcite Geode
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Sugar variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Bivalve Fossil (Shell Fragment)
Class Bivalvia (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Blue Lace Agate (Variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+) impurities
Chert (Polished River Pebble)
Chert (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite variant or Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)
Arkose (rich in feldspar)
Ruby (set in a gold pendant)
Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)
Amethyst and Citrine (Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich concretion (SiO2)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Citrine Geode Fragment
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Impurities), SiO2
Banded Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)