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Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Rough Blue Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Rough Blue Diamond

Carbon (C)

Corundum (Ruby Variety) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Ruby Variety)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite coal (Carbon)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite coal (Carbon)

Pink Garnet in Matrix (Grossular or Almandine Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Pink Garnet in Matrix

Grossular or Almandine Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)

Diamond (Faceted Colorless) (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (Faceted Colorless)

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

Quartzite (Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (CaCO3)

Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Andesite Porphyry (Geological Drill Core) (Andesite Porphyry) — igneous

Andesite Porphyry (Geological Drill Core)

Andesite Porphyry

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Quartz / Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz / Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony (Agate) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Geode Fragment (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode Fragment

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Agate (Slab) (Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)) — Mineral

Agate (Slab)

Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)

Diamond (C (Carbon)) — mineral

Diamond

C (Carbon)

Native Copper Nugget (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper Nugget

Native Copper (Cu)

Corundum (Ruby variety) (Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Ruby variety)

Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)

Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)) — mineral

Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)

Blue Star Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Blue Star Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH))

Aragonite (Sputnik habit) (Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Aragonite (Sputnik habit)

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Orange Calcite (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Yellow Ochre / Limonite (Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Yellow Ochre / Limonite

Limonite (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Kunzite (Pink Spodumene) (Spodumene, LiAl(SiO3)2) — mineral

Kunzite (Pink Spodumene)

Spodumene, LiAl(SiO3)2

Olivine (in Peridotite/Dunite form) (Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — igneous

Olivine (in Peridotite/Dunite form)

Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Chert and Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert and Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)

Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

White Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminium Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)) — mineral

White Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminium Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)

Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Silver (Native Silver/Alloy Specimen) (Ag (Native Silver element), specifically a 90% Ag / 10% Cu alloy) — mineral

Silver (Native Silver/Alloy Specimen)

Ag (Native Silver element), specifically a 90% Ag / 10% Cu alloy

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Hand-Drawn Trading Card (Amateur Artwork) (Cellulose-based substrate with wax/graphite/ink deposit (n/a for minerals)) — Organic/Synthetic Composite (Paper and Pigment)

Hand-Drawn Trading Card (Amateur Artwork)

Cellulose-based substrate with wax/graphite/ink deposit (n/a for minerals)

Organic/Synthetic Composite (Paper and Pigment)

Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)) — mineral

Fuchsite

K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Chromium-rich Muscovite)

Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz Geode (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)