Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
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Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Engineer Quartz/Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with binders)
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium
Quartz (likely milky/gray variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
River Pebbles (Sandstone and Quartzite)
SiO2 (Quartz) dominated clastic rocks
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz (likely Yellow/Orange variety, possibly Citrine or Chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)
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.
Anthracite Coal
High-rank coal (primarily Carbon, C)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Gossan (Iron Hat) with Quartz and Chlorite
Limonite/Goethite-rich Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with inclusions of Quartz and Chlorite
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (typically quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole composition)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)