Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
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Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian Concretion (Nodule)
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions
Amazonite (likely mixed with other feldspars/minerals)
Amazonite is a variety of Microcline, which is a tectosilicate mineral, formula KAISi3O8. The mixed beads could include other feldspars or quartz.
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
Rough Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sodalite
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite in Quartz
FeS2 (Iron Pyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Diorite
Diorite (an intrusive igneous rock)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Gneiss
Gneiss
Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Quartz-Arenite
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Greenstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (with possible chloritic alteration)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly Quartz-based)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with hematite/iron oxide coating)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
River Cobble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic/Schistose)
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Apophyllite and Stilbite on Quartz Cluster
Apophyllite-(K) (KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O), Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Anhydrite-Aragonite mixture with Orpiment and Realgar
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)