Banded Agate (variety of Chalcedony)
Agate (SiO2)
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Banded Agate (variety of Chalcedony)
Agate (SiO2)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with cryptocrystalline structure
Bloodstone / Heliotrope
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Amethyst (variety of Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with trace iron impurities
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile Inclusions (TiO2)
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety) - Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Amethyst
Amethyst (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Jasper (yellow/cream variety)
SiO₂ (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)
Pyrite (FeS₂)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Fuchsite
Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically in an isometric crystal system.
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Shungite
Carbonaceous rock (primarily amorphous carbon)
Red Jasper or Chert
Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
K2 Jasper (Beads)
Granodiorite with Azurite and Malachite
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn
Peridot
Olivine (specifically, the gem-quality variety forsterite, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Gold
Aurum (Au)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Pearls
Aragonite (calcium carbonate) and Conchiolin
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Citrine
Rutilated Quartz (beads)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Titanium Dioxide inclusions within Quartz)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) variety