Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
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Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Arenite
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate: (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), probable
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Crushed Stone / Gravel
Aggregatus saxum (variable mineral composition)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished red jasper beads
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Amethyst geode fragment
Quartz, SiO₂; purple color from irradiation-related iron impurities
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Tumbled Agate (Dyed Blue)
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)
Tumbled blue sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone)
Yellow-orange faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow topaz
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; yellow topaz: Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂
Rough Diamond
Pure Carbon (C)
Ocean Jasper
SiO2, highly silicified rhyolite or spherulitic chalcedony
Pink Thulite
Thulite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) - Pink Zoisite
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide staining