Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
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Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Mother of Pearl and Onyx
Aragonite (Mother of Pearl) and Chalcedony (Onyx)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Ironstone Concretions (Ironstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone or Siltstone (Fe2O3)
Celadonite in Basalt (Green Earth)
Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Vug)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Arfvedsonite (often mistakenly sold as Astrophyllite)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite)
Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Sulfur (on Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Chrysocolla in Cuprite (Sonora Sunrise)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O) with Cu2O
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Coprolite
Coprolite
Cuprite
Cuprite (Copper(I) oxide, Cu2O)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (S-type Asteroid fragment)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Red Vanadinite on Matrix
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Fulonite (Fulgurite-like)
Fulgurite (SiO2 fused silica/lechatelierite)
Amethyst or Smoky Quartz Geode Slice
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate - blue-green variety of Microcline)
Fire Opal (in Matrix)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2
Amazonite
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald / Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst (Polished Point)
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment
Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite + Pyrope)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Diamond in Kimberlite
Kimberlite Matrix with Carbon (Diamond)
Grey River Stone (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (variable mineral formula)
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with SiO2 intrusion