Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
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Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))
Blue Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Spondylus Oyster Calcification / Fossilized Oyster
Spondylus (Thorny Oyster) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Greenstone or Chlorite Schist
Greenschist / Chlorite schist
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace impurities)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Red Sandstone (Hematitic)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Limonite-stained Quartzite
Quartzite with Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (composition: SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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+)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock consisting mainly of Epidite Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz)