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Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
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Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Diamond
Cubic Carbon (C)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Rough Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue or Swiss Blue based on color saturation)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Diamond (Uncut Crystal)
Carbon (C)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milk Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon based)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with Chromium (Cr)
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Black Star Diopside
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) with Magnetite inclusions
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite)
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sodalite
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Fluorite (Purple Fluorite in Matrix)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content 86–97%)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (organic sedimentary rock)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Included Quartz Beads (likely Phantom Quartz or Garden Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
Sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with trace elements causing color variations.
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon; C)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Schist
Schist (various compositions)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Quartz (milky variety)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)