Metamorphic Rock (For Nephrite And Some Jadeite); Mineral (For Jadeite)

Basalt

Basalt

Veined Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Gossan (Iron Hat)

Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)

Quartz (various varieties)

SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aquamarine and clear quartz

Aquamarine (Be3Al2Si6O18), Quartz (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (likely)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsitemica inclusions

Lapis Lazuli

Sodalite-rich metamorphic rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

Blue Tiger's Eye

Crocidolite in Quartz (altered)

Greisen

Greisen

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Banded Jasper (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

Amethyst

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock

Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Lapis Lazuli

Complex mixture of minerals, primarily Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2

Tiger's Eye

Tiger's Eye (a variety of Quartz, SiO₂)

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Na8[AlSi O4]6[S,Cl,SO4,OH]2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Shale (possibly)

Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Lapis Lazuli

Complex metamorphic rock containing Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2), Calcite, and Pyrite

Blue Chalcedony

Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)

Gossan (Iron Hat) with Quartz and Chlorite

Limonite/Goethite-rich Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with inclusions of Quartz and Chlorite

Sapphire

Corundum (Al₂O₃) with trace elements causing color variations.

Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)

Greisen

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli (a rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)

Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.

Calcite (likely a tumbled specimen)

Calcite (CaCO 3 )

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Jasper and Quartzite Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)

Clastic Sediment, potentially composed of SiO₂ (Quartz)

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Beads (likely glass or man-made material)

N/A (artificial material)

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Prasiolite and Quartz Crystal Cluster

Quartz (SiO2); Prasiolite is a variety of Quartz

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)