Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with impurities)
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Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with impurities)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Fluorite (likely)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Citrine Geode (or Druzy Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂) - a variety of Quartz
Red Jasper or Chert
Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite with Mafic Inclusions
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Pegmatite with Schorl (Black Tourmaline) and Mica
Pegmatite (complex association of NaAlSi3O8, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich Concretion (primarily SiO2)
Crushed Limestone and Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoid (Class Crinoidea) in Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Plutonic Rock
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone or Girasol Quartz)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Basalt
Basalt (composition predominately plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with Chromium (Cr)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Fossil Coral
Coral Limestone (a type of biogenic sedimentary rock)
Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)
Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Bivalve Shell (Fossil or Contemporary)
Class Bivalvie (various genera and species of clams, cockles, etc.)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone pattern)
Diorite
Chert (Common Opal/Agate inclusion)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.