Quartz pebble
SiO2, Quartz
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Quartz pebble
SiO2, Quartz
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Biotite or Phlogopite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Blue Apatite
Calcium Fluorophosphate - Ca5(PO4)3F
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pale greenish quartz-bearing rock, possibly serpentine or altered feldspar
Tentatively serpentinite-related rock (serpentine-group minerals) or altered granitic material; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sunstone and Garnet
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sunstone / Peach Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Epidote-bearing Rock
Epidote / Silicate mineral aggregate
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Yellow Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite Group Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue gemstone, likely iolite or blue sapphire
Iolite (cordierite, Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈) or corundum (sapphire, Al₂O₃)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Magnetite (Octahedral Crystal)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Feldspar
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)
Pyrite Nodules / Weathered Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky to translucent quartz with iron-oxide or clay inclusions
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); if quartzite, recrystallized quartz sandstone
Likely quartz-rich stone (possibly milky quartz or quartzite)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), or quartzite if interlocking grains are present