Ruby-in-Fuchsite cabochon/tower
Corundum (ruby, Al₂O₃) in fuchsite-bearing mica schist; commonly with chromite and quartz
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Ruby-in-Fuchsite cabochon/tower
Corundum (ruby, Al₂O₃) in fuchsite-bearing mica schist; commonly with chromite and quartz
Likely weathered gneiss
Banded quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-gray quartz-rich rock, likely sodalite-bearing syenite or granite
Probable sodalite-bearing nepheline syenite; composition may include quartz, feldspar, sodalite, and dark mafic minerals
Gold-bearing quartz sulfide specimen
Native gold (Au) with quartz (SiO₂), likely associated with iron sulfides such as pyrite
Azurite–malachite specimen (likely azurite-rich copper ore)
Azurite, Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, commonly intergrown with malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, and limonite/quartz matrix
Blue-gray chalcedony (likely agate/jasper fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous subarkose
Quartz-rich sandstone
Sandstone, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide cement
Coral fossil (likely fossilized reef coral)
Calcitic coral; commonly fossilized Scleractinia or related colonial coral
Serpentine-rich altered rock
Serpentinite, likely with chlorite and magnetite; exact identification requires testing
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; SiO₂
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