Amber
Fossilized tree resin; predominantly polymerized terpenoid compounds (succinite)
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Amber
Fossilized tree resin; predominantly polymerized terpenoid compounds (succinite)
Blue Obsidian
Obsidian
Quartzite
Quartzite
Tumbled yellow jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Amber (polished piece)
Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a true mineral
Unidentified pale blue-green stone
Not identifiable from this image; possibly amazonite (microcline feldspar)
Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety known as amethyst
Likely milky quartz, possibly quartz-rich vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂); identification from the image is uncertain
Pink feldspar-rich granite
Granite, composed chiefly of quartz, potassium feldspar, and plagioclase, with minor mica or other minerals
Iron-rich quartz specimen (likely hematite/goethite-coated quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides, chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or goethite (FeO(OH)); precise identification requires testing
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely felsic igneous rock, possibly granite or granitic pegmatite; exact identification is uncertain from the photo
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