Staurolite (Fairy Stone)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
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Staurolite (Fairy Stone)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Fossilized Crinoid Stem
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Covellite
Covellite (CuS)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Rough Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Complex Borosilicate), Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a secondary sedimentary structure
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Pyrite (Cube variety)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide with crocidolite fibers (SiO2 with chrysotile amphibole inclusions)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile Inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a calcium-enriched sodic plagioclase feldspar mineral - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Dioptase
Dioptase (CuSiO3 · H2O)
Amethyst (as part of a multi-stone bracelet)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Desert Rose
Baryte or Gypsum variation (CaSO4·2H2O or BaSO4)
Desert Rose
Selenite Rose (Gypsum: CaSO4·2H2O)
Malachite
Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Included Quartz (Garden Quartz / Lodolite)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite; (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Citrine Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron impurities
Staurolite (Cross Stone)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 – a variety of Microcline, a Potassium Feldspar)
Watermelon Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
Elbaite (complex Borosilicate) - Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Pegmatite
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidosite (consisting primarily of Epidote: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite crystals on Marble)
Lazurite / (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6]