Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
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Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Azurite in Gossan
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) in Limonite/Goethite matrix
Sandstone
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace elements of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities, SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Lazulite
Lazulite (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Bog Iron)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (a form of Quartz) - SiO2
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Citrine
Quartz (SiO₂) variety
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Cobaltian Calcite (Cobaltoan Calcite)
Cobaltian Calcite (CaCO3 with Co2+ substitution)
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Ametrine
SiO2 (silicon dioxide)
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Smoky Quartz (Chlorite Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Aluminum and Natural Irradiation
Tourmalinated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with included Tourmaline (complex borosilicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the serpentine group: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)