Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
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Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Gneiss
Gneiss (a metamorphic rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)
Granite
Granite (a common igneous rock)
Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely)
Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically in an isometric crystal system.
Laterite (iron-rich nodule, possibly Bauxite as a subtype)
Laterite (composed of various minerals including goethite, hematite, gibbsite, etc.)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a type of metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (amphibole mineral); Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6 (pyroxene mineral)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO₂) variety
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or a stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (a variety of coal, predominantly carbon)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Aragonite (variety 'Flos Ferri')
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Strawberry Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with Goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or Lepidocrocite (γ-FeO(OH)) inclusions
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Rose quartz cabochon (probable)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); pink color typically caused by trace elements and microscopic inclusions
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Diamond
Diamond (carbon allotrope), C (chemical formula)
Brown Jasper
Jasper (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite