Rhodolite Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3
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Rhodolite Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz with Mica inclusions (Gold-colored Mica)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (Phlogopite/Muscovite) inclusions
Amber
Resinite (Succinite if from the Baltic); Chemical Formula: C10H16O (approximate)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Prase Quartz on Feldspar
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Hedenbergite inclusions on Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) / (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized organic resin)
Amber
Succinite (Organic Mineraloid) - C10H16O
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Sandstone (likely Red/Brown Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Pegmatite (Granitic)
Granitic Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Tourmaline (Schorl)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Human Skin (Epidermis/Dermis)
Integumentary tissue (High content of hydroxyapatite in bones, though the surface is biological)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Sandstone (likely with Borings or Vesicular Basalt)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Sandstone (with Iron concretions/staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Feldspar with Iron Oxide cement)
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Amber
Succinurite (C10H16O)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2 with MgO and Fe3O4)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (likely Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Shungite
Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon, C)
Chert with Quartz Druzy
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Drusy Quartz Coating
Jasper (Multi-color Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz (Milky or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Concretionary Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with secondary mineral cementation)