Quartz pebble / River stone
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
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Quartz pebble / River stone
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite-bearing Rock
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock
Bronzite
MgSiO3 (Enstatite with 10-30% FeSiO3 in solid solution)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (Quartz), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite mica
Biotite, a potassium-rich mica in the annite–phlogopite series; approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Biotite mica (likely)
Biotite, a mica-group mineral; approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Sand Grain
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Likely clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Likely quartz pebble or quartz fragment
Quartz, SiO₂ (identification from the photo is tentative)
Likely rough quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((Na,K)AlSi3O8)
Biotite
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusion of AlAl6BSi3O18
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Likely feldspar (weathered, cleaved fragment)
Probably potassium feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈ (orthoclase or microcline); identification from the photo is provisional.
Moonstone (with Tourmaline/Mica)
Orthoclase/Albite Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8)
Biotite (Black Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)