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Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
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Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
Dyed Quartz (imitating Emerald/Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase and Augite phenocrysts)
Garden Quartz (Lodolite)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 + various inclusions such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veining
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusions
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 containing Fuchsite)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Bort or Carbonado
C - Polycrystalline Diamond
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide with Fuscite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Greenstone
Greenschist
Porphyritic Rhyolite
Porphyritic Rhyolite (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock
Schist
Mica Schist
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
Granite or Granitic Gneiss
Granitoid / Gneiss
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate (variety of Microcline)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Black Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2 "n" H2O)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amethyst on Agate
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+)
Grape Agate
Botryoidal Amethystine Chalcedony (SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)
Amazonite
Microcline-type Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Chrysocolla (in Host Rock)
Hydrated copper silicate - Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Geode (Unopened)
Chalcedony Geode (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite Nodules (Moqui Marbles style)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar subclass), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)‑₆) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Jasper with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))