Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2
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Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Crinoid Fossil Stem Segment
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe4+ impurities)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Amber
Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)
Botryoidal Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gold in Quartz
Hydrothermal Quartz with Native Gold (SiO2 with Au)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase Feldspar with inclusions)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Aragonite (specifically Mexican Marbled Onyx)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Jasper Marble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Impurities
Pearl (Biogenic)
Nacre / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chrysocolla in Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl (with Peridot)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Beryl (Variety Mix)
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cinnabar in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mercury Sulfide (HgS) inclusions