Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
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Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 (Quartz) with TiO2 (Rutile inclusions)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Chert (Flint)
Chert (predominantly SiO₂ - silicon dioxide)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Clastic Sediment, potentially composed of SiO₂ (Quartz)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂))
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Dolomite
Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red Jasper (beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Sunstone and Green Aventurine
Sunstone: (Ca,Na)[(Al,Si)2Si2O8] (Plagioclase Feldspar Group); Green Aventurine: SiO2 (Quartz)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na4Al3Si3O12Cl)
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Botryoidal Chalcedony with Calcite
Chalcedony (SiO2 with accessory minerals, likely CaCO3)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Quartz (in a rock matrix)
Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Jasper (likely a variety of Brecciated Jasper or a patterned variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Greisen
Greisen
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral; CaCO₃)
River Cobble (likely Sandstone or Siltstone type)
Sandstone or Siltstone (common rock types that form river cobbles)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fluorite (likely)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)