Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar)
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Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Pink Quartz (Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Kyanite (Blue and Green varieties)
Kyanite (Al₂SiO₅)
Chert (often called Flint when dark or found in chalk)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Jewelry
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3 • nH2O)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and magnesium inclusions
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Malachite
Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
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).
Diorite (River Cobble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (Gravel fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Milky Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Aventurine (specifically Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite; SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (specifically a small Chalcedony nodule)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Charoite
Charoite - K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite / Granite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Quartzite (Milky Quartz Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)