Polished tiger’s-eye
Tiger’s-eye, a quartz-rich variety of crocidolite pseudomorph (SiO₂ with iron oxides)
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Polished tiger’s-eye
Tiger’s-eye, a quartz-rich variety of crocidolite pseudomorph (SiO₂ with iron oxides)
Tiger's Eye (commonly referred to as Blue/Gold Tiger's Eye)
Tiger's Eye is a variety of Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2, exhibiting chatoyancy. The blue variety is often called Hawk's Eye.
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with FeOOH inclusions)
Blue Tiger's Eye
Riebeckite (crocidolite variety)
Tiger's Eye and Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) with Crocidolite inclusions and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Tiger's Eye
Fibrous Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Glendonite (Calcite Pseudomorph after Ikaite)
Calcite (CaCO3) pseudomorph after Ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O)
Fossil Coral (Petoskey / Favosites)
Favosites sp. / Hexagonaria sp. (Calcite/Silica pseudomorph)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxides), generic formula FeO(OH)·nH2O
Gold-bearing Quartz and Pyrite
Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 + Au) with Pyrite (FeS2)
Tiger's Eye (and Hematite/Jasper Matrix)
SiO2 (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite) with Hematite/Magnetite
Red Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Polished tiger’s-eye
Chatoyant quartz, chiefly fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite; SiO₂
Polished tiger iron
Tiger iron; interbanded jasper, hematite/magnetite, and crocidolite pseudomorph (quartz-rich ironstone)
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Likely tumbled tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs (SiO₂)
Spinifex Texture Komatiite
Komatiite (Ultramafic Volcanic Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 / Quartz pseudomorph after wood)
Goethite
Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz pseudomorph after wood)
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu, Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Azurite
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
Desert Rose
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Baryte (BaSO4) rosette
Acicular Azurite (indicated by deep blue, fibrous/fuzzy appearance)
Azurite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Polished tiger’s-eye / iron-rich jasper
Quartz-rich chalcedony with crocidolite pseudomorphs and iron oxides; possibly brecciated jasper
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Pyrite with Limonite/Goethite Alteration (Pseudomorph)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) transitioning to Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety; fibrous pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite, SiO₂
Tiger's Eye (Rough Slab)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe-containing inclusions)
Limonite
Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)
Coral fossil (likely fossilized reef coral)
Calcitic coral; commonly fossilized Scleractinia or related colonial coral
Tumbled tiger’s eye
Quartz variety, mainly SiO₂ with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs
Tumbled tiger’s-eye
Tiger’s-eye quartz, SiO₂ with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs
Limonite (Bog Iron)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Tumbled tiger’s-eye-rich quartzite
Quartzite, composed mainly of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs and iron oxides
Blue Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite inclusions
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2