Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
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Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Peridot in Basalt/Xenolith
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 in Vesicular Basalt
Lazulite
Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Rhodonite Tumbled Chips
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, a calcic plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with inclusions of hematite or ilmenite)
Polished greenstone (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite
Garnet amphibolite / Metamorphic Rock
Garnet Amphibolite (Hornblende - Almandine schist/gneiss)
Pink Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Tumbled sodalite beads
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly with minor white calcite or nepheline
Likely polished bronzite or serpentine-rich rock
Probable bronzite, an iron-bearing orthopyroxene (Mg,Fe)SiO₃; exact identification requires testing
Amazonite
Triklinic Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tourmaline (likely Schorl)
Tourmaline Group Mineral (e.g., Schorl for black varieties); (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Yellow Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Chalcedony (Smoky Quartz or Agate nodule fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities and natural radiation
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2 with trace Ti, Fe, or Mn)
Yellow Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group; Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)