Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Tourmaline Group; often Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) or Dravite (NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
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Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Tourmaline Group; often Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) or Dravite (NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety) - SiO₂ with Fuchsite inclusions
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidosite
Epidosite (predominantly Epidote {Ca2Al2Fe3+Si3O12(OH)} and Quartz {SiO2})
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding
Agate Geode Slice (with Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone or Siltstone
Arenite (if sandstone)
Epidote
Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Aquamarine with Ruby Accent
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
White Moonstone (Scolicite or White Feldspar var. )
Lattice-structure Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Lazulite
Magnesium Aluminum Phosphate Hydroxide (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (Specimen: Logan Rock)
Phaneritic plutonic igneous rock (mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert (Quartzite-rich River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria
Extrusive Basaltic Scoria