Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
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Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Pegmatite (likely Granitic Pegmatite)
Pegmatite (a coarse-grained igneous rock, often with granitic composition)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3), variety Sapphire
Red Jasper (beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Native Copper within Host Rock
Native Copper (Cu)
Gold Ore
Auriferous Quartz and Sulfide Mineralization in Host Rock
Gold Ore in Quartz/Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) matrix
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Iridium sand or Osmium-Iridium nugget
Iridosmine / Osmiridium (Platinoid grouping)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Native Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Amethyst and Hematite Bracelet
Amethyst (SiO2) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Basalt with Weathered Surface
Basalt
Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely)
Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities causing pink color
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Pegmatite
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Sulfur on Aragonite
Sulfur (S) and Aragonite (CaCO3)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Pink Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride) - CaF2
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Fluorite (Purple Fluorite in Matrix)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Sunstone (Orthoclase Feldspar variant)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions
Native Gold Nuggets
Native Gold (Au)
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) with inclusions - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)4O8)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Mica (likely Muscovite)
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline and Sphalerite
Pegmatite containing Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) and Sphalerite ((Zn,Fe)S)
Mica-rich Pegmatite
Pegmatite (rich in Muscovite and Biotite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite).
Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)
Pyrite (FeS₂)