River Stone (Limestone)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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River Stone (Limestone)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Likely citrine pendant
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably heat-treated amethyst or smoky quartz
Goethite
Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Flint
Chert (a form of cryptocrystalline quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock, not a single mineral; primary mineral is Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Granite
Granite (dominated by Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 stained)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)
Limestone
CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (for precious red coral), although other species like Corallium japonicum and Paracorallium are also used.
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Chert (Chalk-associated Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Agate (or Banded Agate)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline form of Quartz); Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled amethyst with possible lepidolite/colored quartz companion
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-related color centers
Likely basalt (possibly scoriaceous basalt)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with minor iron–titanium oxides
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Chert with Quartz Veins)
Basalt or microcrystalline Quartz (Chert) with localized hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) veining
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic/Crystalline Limestone)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 / CaMg(CO3)2)
Likely tumbled dark volcanic rock
Probably basalt or basaltic andesite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)