Red Jasper or Chert
Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)
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Red Jasper or Chert
Jasper (SiO2, a variety of chalcedony with iron oxide impurities), Chert (SiO2)
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Moss Agate
Moss Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper")
Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Erythrite (or Lab-Grown Cobaltite/Cinnabar Analog)
Erythrite (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O)
Amethyst and Limestone
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide) and Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood, primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral; CaCO₃)
Ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with Chromium (Cr)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (carbon allotrope), C (chemical formula)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Sandstone (arenite is a more precise term for sandstone with less than 15% matrix; this specimen appears to be a lithic or quartz arenite)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (Corundum, Al2O3) in Zoisite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Onyx Marble (also commonly called Onyx)
Calcite (CaCO3), often with other mineral impurities
African Turquoise
Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), specifically the crystalline variety Selenite
Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO 3 ).
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Volcanic Rock (composed of Calcium Carbonate, Manganese Oxides, and Arsenic Sulfides)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)