Jasper (Red and Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
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Jasper (Red and Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Dumortierite Quartz
AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite) within SiO2 (Quartz)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz (Milky and Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz (Iron-Stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
White Moonstone (Feldspar)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Golden Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.
Sapphire (Corundum variety)
Sapphire (Al₂O₃)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Schist
Mica Schist
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz / Quartzite
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock containing Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock exposed to metamorphic heat/pressure; Chemical composition is approximately 86%–98% Carbon)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Nuummite
Nuummite (Ortho-amphibole rock, primarily Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)
River Quartzite Slik
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)