Ruby in Fuchsite (often confused with Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
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Ruby in Fuchsite (often confused with Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite / Goethite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Amethyst
Quartz variety; chemical formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) with Fe³⁺ impurities
Quartz (Clear / Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Limonite stains
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Schist with Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Tiger's Eye (likely Hawk's Eye variant)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Chert (Chert Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granitic rock)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxides)
Limonitic Sandstone (Stained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) staining
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2-dominant rock)
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Cockle Shell (Fossil or Recent)
Class Bivalvia, Family Cardiidae (e.g., Cerastoderma edule for common cockle)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
River Rocks (Basalt and Sedimentary Stones)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) and Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Porphyritic Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Tiffany Stone
Fluoritized Opal Beryllium Tuff (composed of Fluorite; CaF2, Opalized SiO2, Bertrandite, Chalcedony, and Quartz)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)