Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions
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Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Hematite (Alpha-Fe2O3)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Limonite host rock
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gold Ore in Quartz
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate)
Schist (specifically Mica Schist)
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Biotite)
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite with Quartz Geode / Vug
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Native Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Arsenopyrite
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Aquamarine with Ruby Accent
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Biotite (Black Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Gold Ore in Matrix
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz/Host Rock
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Banded Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)