Turquoise (likely Sleeping Beauty variety or treated Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
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Turquoise (likely Sleeping Beauty variety or treated Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Venetian Gold Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Limonite (Iron Stone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite (Iron Stone/Gossen)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Chert/Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (Fe2O3 · nH2O)
Arid Sandy Loam
Arenosols / Regosols
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Citrine Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ferruginous Sandstone / Ironstone (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)2Si2O8)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)
Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion
Ferruginous Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Limonite/Goethite Nodule
Iron Oxyhydroxide (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Alexandrite in Matrix
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Jadeite (Jade)
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Metamorphosed Coal)
Diabase (Greenstone)
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Rhodonite, Gray Moonstone, and White Feldspar Mix
Multiple: MnSiO3 (Rhodonite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar/Moonstone)
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with Goethite and Hematite
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sedimentary rock with high iron oxide content (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Limonite (Oxidized Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix