Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
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Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Feldspar variety), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Element Carbon, C)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite in Matrix (Commonly called Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Tree Agate
Dendritic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fools Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz crystal with Pyrite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Jasper
Banded Iron Formation (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and Fe3O4)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn+2,Fe+2,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Green Aventurine (Tumbled Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartzite with Muscovite/Sericite inclusions (SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby and Diamond Heart Pendant
Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Opal
Dendritic Common Opal (SiO2·nH2O with Manganese oxide inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite (variety Aventurine) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pearl
Organic Mineral (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.