Mixed Mineral Specimens
Mixed Silicates, Oxides, and Phosphates (SiO₂, Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH), Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂, etc.)
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Mixed Mineral Specimens
Mixed Silicates, Oxides, and Phosphates (SiO₂, Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH), Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂, etc.)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Anthracite Coal
Coal (predominantly carbon)
Milk Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) with Bioclastic inclusions
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (calcite formulation CaCO3)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)
Green Fluorite (Beaded)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartzite (with Iron Staining)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Green Fluorite in Host Rock
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Rhodonite in Quartz Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Opaque variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)