Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8)
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Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Grey Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Pearl (Biogenic)
Nacre / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. or Striatolamia sp. (Phosphate/Carbonate mineralized Hydroxyapatite)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase Feldspar with inclusions)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely brecciated and iron-stained
Polished Picasso jasper
Silicified carbonate rock, commonly marketed as Picasso jasper; composition varies and is not a single mineral species
Polished leopard-skin jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Tumbled turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Red jasper (tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian (orange-red chalcedony)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled unakite
Unakite (epidote + pink K-feldspar + quartz)
Polished brown jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich variety
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Red jasper (likely tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished Ocean Jasper (orbicular jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, mainly SiO₂, with iron- and manganese-rich inclusions
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and feldspar inclusions; commonly marketed as Ocean Jasper
Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian
Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Red jasper (likely rough jasper/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished/tumbled jasper, likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and other silicate impurities
Tumbled agate (likely Botswana or fortification agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with banded impurities)
Tumbled turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized rugose coral)
Unakite
Granite (altered hydrothermal)
Tumbled carnelian (likely orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂, commonly colored by iron oxides
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Rhodonite
Inosilicate (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Polished banded agate (likely carnelian/onyx variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with iron-oxide bands)
Polished dendritic jasper or agate slab
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper with chalcedony and iron/manganese dendrites