Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
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Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Carved Dragon)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt (Crushed Roadstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Silica-rich Concretion (primarily SiO2)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Quartz (beads)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chrysocolla Chalcedony
Hydrated Copper Phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 + SiO2
Bi-Color Tourmaline (or Watermelon Tourmaline)
Tourmaline (complex borosilicate mineral group with general formula AD3G6(BO3)3T6O18(OH,O)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Serpentine
Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz)
Quartz (Silica; SiO₂)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Quartz (likely a weathered/tumbled piece)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Dolomite
Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals classified as Jade: Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the image showing translucent, somewhat fibrous material, it is likely Nephrite.
Milky Quartz (Gold-bearing Prospecting Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Gneiss
Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz or Chalcedony)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 with (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)