Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
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Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Chatoyant or Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Purple cabochon gemstone, likely charoite
Charoite, a complex potassium-calcium silicate mineral; identification from the image is uncertain
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Weathered granitic or metamorphic rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica-bearing granitoid or gneiss
Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, and Tourmaline/Biotite)
Pegmatitic Igneous Rock
Olivine
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
SiO2
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Banded Agate (Lake Superior Agate style)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Purple Fluorite Octahedron
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Uncertain small polished gemstone or mineral
Indeterminate; likely quartz-family material, possibly druzy quartz or glass-like chalcedony
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich pegmatite, likely with iron staining
Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with possible mica and iron oxides
Microcline Feldspar
KAlSi3O8
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)