Mineral (Man Made Aura Treatment)

Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 with (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Gneiss

Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)

Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)

Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Tiger's Eye

Silicon dioxide with crocidolite fibers (SiO2 with chrysotile amphibole inclusions)

Dioptase

Dioptase (CuSiO3 · H2O)

Shale or Argillite

Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (variety of colors)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Obsidian

Obsidian (volcanic glass, amorphous silica rich rock)

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Basalt (Vesicular)

Vesicular Basalt

Basalt

Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Basalt

Mafic volcanic rock, primarily composed of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine

Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)

Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.

Kyanite

Kyanite (Al2SiO5)

Slate

Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.

Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion

Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Sunstone

Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8

Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)

Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)

Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion

Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.

Quartz (Milky Quartz)

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet)

Quartz (SiO2)

Lazulite

Lazulite (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)

Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)

SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)

Milky Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Banded Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)

Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.

Jade

Jadeite or Nephrite

Marble

Marble (primarily Calcite, CaCO3 or Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2)

Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)

Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.

Gneiss

Gneiss (a metamorphic rock)

Granite Pegmatite

Coarse-grained Granite (SiO2 - Aluminum and Alkalies)

Gneiss (likely)

Gneiss

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)

Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)

Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides

Aragonite Star Cluster

Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Tiger's Eye

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)