Tiger's Eye and Gemstone Assortment
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
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Tiger's Eye and Gemstone Assortment
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
Chert Pebble
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variously known as Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, chrysotile, antigorite), commonly with magnetite and minor talc
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Meteorite)
Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides or included quartz varieties
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished rhyolite (likely porphyritic rhyolite)
Rhyolite, composed chiefly of quartz and alkali feldspar with minor plagioclase, biotite, and iron oxides
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite or antigorite; approximate composition Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite or basalt
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; probable andesite–basalt, compositionally dominated by plagioclase with pyroxene and possibly alteration minerals
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (iron-bearing chalcedony)
Quartz geode / iron-stained quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron oxides and minor feldspar or host-rock minerals
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide impurities
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (River Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chalcedony (likely agate/chert variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Fossil scallop/bivalve shell
Fossilized pectinid bivalve; likely family Pectinidae (exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image)
Small purple quartz crystal, likely amethyst
Amethyst: violet variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst-bearing quartz (likely polished or naturally fractured)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects
Malachite / Copper Ore
Cu2CO3(OH)2
Diamond
Carbon (C)