Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Jasper (Green)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jasper (Red and Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Epidote
Epidote Group (e.g., Clinozoisite, Epidote, Piemontite), Epidote formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Quartz (Variety: Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock formed from granitic precursor)
Garnet in Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica-Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Mica Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / MgCO3 (Magnesite substrate)
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)‑₆) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Greenschist / Migmatite
Regional Metamorphic Complex (Facies: Greenschist to Amphibolite)
Quartzite with Sandstone/Iron staining
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Fairy Stone (Staurolite Concretion)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)