Igneous And Metamorphic

igneous/metamorphic mineral specimen

Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz Geode/Cluster

Quartz (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)

SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18

Dumortierite Quartz

Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 / inclusion in SiO2)

Specular Hematite

Specularite (Fe2O3)

Quartz (on matrix)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)

Calcite

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Metamorphic rock (for Nephrite and some Jadeite); Mineral (for Jadeite)

Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)

Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Quartz / Quartzite Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic (mineral-based)

Calcite

Calcite (CaCO₃)

Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite

Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix

Garnet Schist

Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Green Tourmaline

Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4

Sedimentary or Metamorphic

Sandstone or Quartzite

Arenite (if sedimentary) / Quartzite (if metamorphic)

Pyrite

Pyrite (FeS2)

Quartz (likely Yellow/Orange variety, possibly Citrine or Chalcedony with iron staining)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Sunstone

Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8

Metal (Elemental Mineral)

Gold (Processed)

Gold (Au)

Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3

Granite

Igneous

Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Granite

Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)

igneous

Fuchsite

Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)

Jade

There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.