Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
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Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished brecciated jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Diamond (set in jewelry)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Diamond
Natural Carbon (C)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Brecciated jasper, possibly rainforest jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly containing hematite, goethite, chlorite, epidote, and other iron- and manganese-bearing minerals
Diamond (Round Brilliant Cut)
Carbon (C)
Green Calcite (Onyx Marble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Tumbled green jasper (probable serpentine-rich stone)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly mixed with serpentine or chlorite
Silty Shale
Silty Shale (Fissile Sedimentary Rock)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Rhodonite
Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate — MnSiO₃; the specimen may include quartz, feldspar, and black manganese-oxide minerals in the matrix
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled purple agate (likely grape agate or amethystine chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration commonly from iron, manganese, or inclusions
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
Diamond (faceted)
Carbon (C)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone / River Stone)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementation)
Metallic sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly with marcasite or other sulfides
Yellow calcite crystal cluster with calcite fragment
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Dalmatian jasper
Dalmatian stone, typically a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich porphyritic igneous rock with black arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3)
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz-rich stone
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale chert or chalcedony
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Tumbled blue-gray chalcedony (likely blue agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Feldspar)
Sandstone
Arenite
Tumbled gray-green metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite or chlorite schist
Serpentinite/chlorite-rich ultramafic metamorphic rock; commonly dominated by antigorite, lizardite, or chlorite with minor magnetite and talc