Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
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Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Limonite Stained Basalt
Hydrated Iron Oxide on Mafic Volcanic Rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based with MnO2 inclusions)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Tower
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Calcium phosphate with Fluorine, Chlorine, or Hydroxyl)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)
Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection
Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)
Fluorite (Rainbow, Purple-Blue Tumbled)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (typically quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole composition)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Bicolor Quartz Tumble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with accessory minerals)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Cobble)
Gneiss
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
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).
Turquoise
Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Azurite with Malachite
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2