Peridot (likely, given the color and bead form)
Olivine, variety Peridot (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
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Peridot (likely, given the color and bead form)
Olivine, variety Peridot (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Granite (tumbled pebble)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Quartz (likely a weathered/tumbled piece)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet)
Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper or Chert
Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with Chromium (Cr)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Himalayan Salt
Halite (mineral name), chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride). Generally, 'Himalayan Salt' is a trade name for evaporite minerals from specific regions.
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities causing pink color
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Halite
Halite (NaCl)
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Fluorite (likely)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy) in host rock
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) as Quartz, with unspecified host rock components (likely silicates and iron oxides)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile inclusions (TiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite or Sandstone
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon; C)