Peridot
Olivine (specific variety: gem-quality forsterite), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
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Peridot
Olivine (specific variety: gem-quality forsterite), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Quartz (milky variety)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt with Weathered Surface
Basalt
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Bivalve Shell (Fossil or Contemporary)
Class Bivalvie (various genera and species of clams, cockles, etc.)
Fluorite
Fluorite (CaF₂)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Sandstone
Arenite (general term for sandstone)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Leopardskin Jasper
Jasper (a variety of microcrystalline Quartz)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Mica) KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)
Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Red Jasper or Chert
Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Amethyst (variety of Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with trace iron impurities
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Shale or Slate with Quartz Veins
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Slate (low-grade metamorphic rock formed from shale) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Bi-Color Tourmaline (or Watermelon Tourmaline)
Tourmaline (complex borosilicate mineral group with general formula AD3G6(BO3)3T6O18(OH,O)4)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO 3 ).
Ferruginous Sandstone
Sandstone, Iron-rich
Onyx Marble (also commonly called Onyx)
Calcite (CaCO3), often with other mineral impurities
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Granite (a common name for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)