Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
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Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz and Feldspar
NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond in Kimberlite Matrix (Diamond: C, Kimberlite: complex Potassic Peridotite)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Eclogite garnet in matrix
Eclogite (Garnet-Omphacite rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar (or K-Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)
Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Olivine
Magnesium Iron Silicate ((Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+) impurities
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities, SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Crystal/Druzy Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz (likely a clear or rock crystal variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (likely milky/gray variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Jasper (Mookaite style)
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Red Garnet
Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)