Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Category
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Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Leopardskin Jasper
Jasper (a variety of microcrystalline Quartz)
Quartz (River-worn Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2)
Pink quartz bead strand (likely rose quartz or pink dyed quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); probable rose quartz variety, possibly dyed or treated quartz/chalcedony
Honey-colored chalcedony (possibly yellow/orange agate or carnelian)
Chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂. The color may result from iron-oxide inclusions. Exact identification is uncertain from a photograph alone.
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Diamond (Rough)
Diamond (C)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet)
Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Amber
(C10H16O)n – an amorphous organic substance, primarily composed of polymerized isoprenoids.
Basalt
Basalt
Chert / Flint (a variety of Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (likely)
Goethite/Hematite/Limonite cemented sediment
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Opal
Hydrous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Fuchsite Quartzite
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Dark-colored Igneous Rock (likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous) or Diabase (intrusive igneous)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Quartz (variety of colors)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Citrine Geode (or Druzy Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂) - a variety of Quartz
River Rock
Sedimentary Rock (various compositions)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Amber (Black)
Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Amethyst
Quartzite
Quartzite
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood, primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily aragonite, with conchiolin)