Yellow Quartzite (Orange Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining
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Yellow Quartzite (Orange Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide staining
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Apache Tears (Obsidian)
Hydrated Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2 + H2O)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Chert (variously known as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Amber (specifically Cherry Amber)
Succinite (with the chemical formula C10H16O)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically in an isometric crystal system.
Green Quartzite
Meta-quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 + SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate or similar)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar), Na(AlSi3O8) to Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2 (Lazurite-dominated rock)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock, not a single mineral; primary mineral is Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Kyanite (Blue or Blue-Grey)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz and feldspar)
Diamond
Carbon (C)