Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate
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Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper silicate - (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily composed of SiO2 with various clay minerals)
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic silt-sized particles of quartz and feldspar)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae within Microcrystalline Quartz)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite-bonded Concretion
Copper Ore with Chrysocolla and Azurite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite)
Ruby in Fuchsite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chrome-Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chrysocolla on Limonite Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite)
Chrysocolla Chalcedony
Hydrated Copper Phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 + SiO2
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Amazonite (with smoky quartz/red jasper inclusions)
Tectosilicate - Microcline Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Basalt
Basalt
Green Quartz / Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite / Fossilized Algae (Rhyolitic structure)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Lead-bearing Microcline (Potassium Feldspar)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Basalt with Weathered Surface
Basalt
Red Quartzite / River Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 nH2O
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Strawberry Quartz (Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla - Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) and Copper carbonate (Azurite - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)
Blue Quartz (Blue Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically crocidolite or dumortierite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Beryllonite
Beryllonite (NaBePO4)
Orange Quartzite / River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone, SiO2)
Quartzite (Sugar Quartz)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO₂)
Orange Aventurine (Sunstone-style Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Hematite inclusions