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Sandstone
Arenite
Druzy Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst cluster
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration is caused mainly by iron-related defects and natural irradiation
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Citrine (Heat-treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely biotite schist
Mica schist, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Rhodonite-bearing metamorphic rock
Manganese-rich metamorphic rock, chiefly rhodonite (MnSiO₃), with quartz and manganese oxides
Citrine Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock
Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells
Citrine Geode
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled metallic sulfide mineral specimen, likely pyrite-bearing ore
Likely pyrite (FeS₂) with associated sulfides and host rock; exact identification requires testing
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Citrine (Raw)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tumbled banded metamorphic stone
Likely banded gneiss or migmatitic gneiss; exact identification requires testing
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with chalcedony, iron oxides, and assorted silicate inclusions
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Llanite or similar)
Porphyritic Rhyolite / Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry
Tumbled copper-bearing rock, likely chrysocolla-bearing basalt or copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper phyllosilicate, approximately Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O) in a dark volcanic host
Weathered granitic or gneissic cobble
Likely altered granite/granodiorite; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Granite or granitic gneiss
Felsic granitoid, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Tumbled rose quartz
Rose quartz (pink quartz), silicon dioxide, SiO₂
Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone)
Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Brecciated jasper/chalcedony
Silica-rich breccia composed mainly of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possibly epidote or chlorite inclusions
Quartzite with Sandstone/Iron staining
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica-rich schist
Muscovite–biotite schist, commonly quartz-bearing
Likely quartz-rich river pebble
Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)
Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
River Rock
Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Formula: SiO2 primary, with various cements)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sodalite-bearing rock, likely sodalite-rich syenite or sodalite in feldspathic matrix
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂, with probable feldspar and accessory minerals
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)