Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the Calcium magnesium iron silicate mineral series Actinolite), Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; likely granitoid or gneiss
Pallasite Meteorite (likely Imilac or Brenham)
Stony-Iron Meteorite (Pallasite)
Diorite (Spotted)
Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)
Common Opal
Hydrated silica (SiO2 " nH2O)
Green Aventurine (or Xiuyan Jade / Serpentine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions or Magnesium Silicate
Serpentine (polished/tumbled)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile, commonly with magnetite and carbonate minerals
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Weathered gray stone, possibly basalt or granitic rock
Indeterminate fine- to medium-grained silicate rock; possible basalt, diabase, or weathered granite
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Red Ochre (Hematite-rich Clay)
Limonitic/Hematitic Claystone (Fe2O3 with clay minerals)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolitic Rhyolite/Jasper (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite
Kaolinite Claystone
Al2Si2O5(OH)4 (Kaolinite)
Weathered copper-bearing rock, possibly malachite/chrysocolla-bearing matrix
Indeterminate; likely copper carbonate/silicate minerals in a host rock, potentially malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂) or chrysocolla (hydrated copper silicate)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Sandstone (Quartz with Glauconite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic silicate rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Sedimentary rock composed of silicate grains)
Quartz with impurities or Host Rock
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with mixed silicates
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely weathered igneous rock fragments
Indeterminate; possibly basaltic or granitic rock with quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂; precise variety uncertain from the photo
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite Tumbled Chips
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Mixed Mineral Collection (Quartz, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Pyrite, etc.)
Mixed Silicates and Sulfides (SiO2, FeS2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Pink Quartz / Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Olivine in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix (Peridotite or Granitic Pegmatite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine) with Quartz / Feldspar
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Quartz or Silicate matrix
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Likely weathered stone or mineral fragment
Unidentified fine-grained silicate rock; possible basalt, greenstone, or serpentine
Green Jasper (Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron/clay inclusion
Fossil-bearing limestone slab
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing brachiopod or bivalve impressions