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Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Eye Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chrome Diopside
Diopside (Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - CaMgSi2O6 + Cr
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
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.
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Hematite
Iron (III) Oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Tumbled Purple Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Azurite-Malachite (often called Azerite Malachite or Azurmalachite)
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) and Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
Polychrome Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions
Ametrine
Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of Iron)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Gemstones (Emerald and Yellow Topaz or Citrine)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) and Quartz (SiO2) or Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with trace lead (Pb) impurities
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Ametrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of iron
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz, feldspar, or lithic fragments)