Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.
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Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.
Water and Silt (Sedimentary Environment)
Suspended Sediment / H2O (dihydrogen monoxide)
Jasper (specifically Brecciated or Agated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony with impurities
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Blue Dyed Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Porphyry (Flower Stone)
Porphyry (Andesite or Basalt matrix)
Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Diorite (possibly fine-grained variety or a related intermediate intrusive rock like a felsic gabbro or a dark granodiorite)
Diorite (Igneous rock, intrusive, intermediate composition)
Gastly (Trick or Trade Halloween Series)
Cellulose-carbonaceous composite (Lignocellulose laminated with pigmentary polymers)
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Limonitic Scoria (Vesicular Basalt with Iron Staining)
Highly vesicular basalt heavily stained by Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O]
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Jasper (likely a variety of Brecciated Jasper or a patterned variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Olivine (Peridot when gem-quality)
Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions, SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz and feldspar)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar), Na(AlSi3O8) to Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Sandstone Cobble with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with iron oxide precipitation (SiO2 matrix with Fe2O3 banding)
Tumbled Obsidian (possibly Mahogany Obsidian variant)
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)