Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Biotite Mica
Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
River Pebble (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic minerals
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+)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Limonite-stained Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Schist
Schist
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
River Stone (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based metamorphosed sandstone
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group Minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite)
Jasper and Quartz River Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
River Cobble (likely Quartzite or Limestone)
SiO2 (Quartzite dominant) or CaCO3 (Limestone dominant)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Corundum
Corundum (Al2O3)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartzite (river pebble) and Gabbro (crushed rock)
Quartzite (metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone, SiO2) and Gabbro (Plagioclase-Clinopyroxene rock)
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Fuchsite Quartzite
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite
Epidote (Unakite variety)
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock containing Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2 (Lazurite-dominated rock)
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)