Amethyst
Amethyst is a variety of Quartz (SiO₂)
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Amethyst
Amethyst is a variety of Quartz (SiO₂)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4·nH2O)
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Milky Quartz Mineral
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Azurite with Malachite and Limonite
Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite Cu2CO3(OH)2
Sandstone with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Fluorite Tower
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Citrine
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with traces of titanium, manganese, or iron
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Almandine-Pyrope group, X3Y2(SiO4)3
Rose Quartz Chips
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
General Rock and Mineral Collection (Center: Angelite / Blue Anhydrite)
Anhydrite (Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4)
Jasper or Agate with Chlorite Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite (Blue)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Ferric Oxides mixed with Goethite)
Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
Botryoidal Hemimorphite
Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite (Iron Stone/Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Aventurine (Tan/Cream colored)
Quartz (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (principally SiO2)
Quartz-bearing Ore (likely Gold-bearing Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with potential sulfide mineralization (Pyrite/Arsenopyrite)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)