Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
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Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3), variety Sapphire
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
Biotite Mica
Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate, NaAlSi₂O₆)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Laterite (iron-rich nodule, possibly Bauxite as a subtype)
Laterite (composed of various minerals including goethite, hematite, gibbsite, etc.)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
K2 Jasper (Beads)
Granodiorite with Azurite and Malachite
River/Stream Pebble
Clast / Detrital Grain / Rounded Sedimentary Particle (Compositionally variable, commonly Quartz, Feldspar, Chert, or other resistant rock fragments)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)
Cinnabar
Cinnabar (HgS)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically in an isometric crystal system.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Granite (Alkali-feldspar Granite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Primary minerals: Quartz SiO2, Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Plagioclase (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is cryptocrystalline quartz). Chemical Formula: SiO2 with inclusions of crocidolite fibers.
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Chert (or possibly Flint)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Leopardskin Jasper
Jasper (a variety of microcrystalline Quartz)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Bloodstone / Heliotrope
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Epidote (or Epidote-rich rock)
Epidote. Mineral formula: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH).
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Amethyst
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2