Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
SiO2 (predominantly quartz sand)
Schist
Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)
Banded Gneiss (Variety of Gneiss)
Gneiss (specifically, a variety exhibiting prominent banding; mineral composition can vary, but often contains quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole)
Copper Ore Specimen
Cupriferous Rock / Malachite-bearing ore
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
Sedimentary Sandstone with Iron Oxide
Ferruginous Sandstone
Fossilized Gastropod / Coral
Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Black Sand (Magnetite/Heavy Mineral Concentrate)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Microcline Feldspar (Amazonite or White Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8
Unknown Rock Fragment
Unknown
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Magnetite
Fe3O4 (Iron(II,III) oxide)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Limonite / Ironstone
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Drill Core Samples (Varied Lithology)
Multi-lithological core samples (containing potential granite, marble, and phyllite/schist sequence)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Tumbled Mixed Gemstones and Rocks
Various mineral species including quartz (SiO2) and silicate minerals
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Fluorite (Fluor-spar)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite with Quartz
Fluorite (CaF2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Raw greenish-blue quartz-bearing mineral specimen
Likely fluorite or chalcedony/quartz; exact identification requires hardness and crystal tests
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz in Limonite-rich Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O
Granite
Granite (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Granite
Granite
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Native Copper
Copper (Cu)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Schist
Mica Schist