Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite Tower)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
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Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite Tower)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Likely polished leopard-skin jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Limestone (specifically Marl or Chalk)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian Agate Beads
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Stone (likely Basalt or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for chert or Mafic Extrusive Rock for basalt
Tumbled rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Blue lace agate (tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂; possibly quartz-rich chert
Quartzite
Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone
Amazonite
Microcline feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), green variety
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and mineral impurities
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chrysocolla Cuprite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Basalt (with Porphyritic/Vesicular texture)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Dark glassy pebble, possibly volcanic rock
Likely basalt or volcanic glass (var. obsidian), unconfirmed from image
Tumbled chalcedony (likely blue-gray agate)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection
Multiple species, likely quartz (SiO₂), calcite (CaCO₃), feldspar, chert, and assorted volcanic/sedimentary rocks
Quartz-rich gravel fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)
Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Black-and-white jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with contrasting white mineral inclusions
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble (Tumbled Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Rubellite Tourmaline
Elbaite Tourmaline, Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Druzy Quartz on Vesicular Basalt
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in an extrusive Mafic igneous host rock
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Granite (Pegmatitic)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Iron-stained weathered stone (tentative)
Undetermined; possibly weathered iron-rich basalt or concretion
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Sandstone, primarily quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic ZrO₂), possibly glass or quartz