Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Granite or Pegmatite in host rock
Granitoid / Felsic Intrusive Rock
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gabbro
Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Mixed Mineral Collection
Multi-mineral Assemblage (Quartz, Jasper, Obsidian, Pyrite, etc.)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Milky Quartz in Epidote Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite on Host Rock
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Eudialyte
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Quartz with inclusions
SiO2
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Apatite
Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Quartz (Milky/Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)