Green Tourmaline (Verdelite) / Actinolite
Tourmaline group: Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al,Mn)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 / Actinolite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
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Green Tourmaline (Verdelite) / Actinolite
Tourmaline group: Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al,Mn)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 / Actinolite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Quartz Boulder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Common Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Labradorite
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite on Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Strawberry Quartz (Quartz with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Dearest Ring (Gemstones)
Mixed Gemstones: Diamond (C), Emerald (Be3Al2Si6O18), Amethyst (SiO2), Ruby (Al2O3), Sapphire (Al2O3), Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Alm: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Magnetite / Hematite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Hematite (Fe2O3)
Garnet
Group of silicate minerals (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Lapis Lazuli
(Na,Ca)8(Al,Si)12O24(S,SO4)(Cl)2
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby (varieties of Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)