Dyed Dalmatian Stone
Aplite (Alkali-feldspar granite) with Arfvedsonite
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Dyed Dalmatian Stone
Aplite (Alkali-feldspar granite) with Arfvedsonite
Red Sandstone
Arenite (high iron oxide content)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Dalmatian Jasper
Feldspar porphyry (Microcline and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts
Unakite (Tumbled)
Epidotized Granite
Red Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (a specific type of sandstone with less than 15% matrix)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (C)
Banded Quartzite or Gneissic Pebble
Quartzite with mafic inclusions (SiO2) or Banded Gneiss
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite (primary mineral component), (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Dyed Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Kidney Stone
Calcium Oxalate (CaC2O4·nH2O)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Pebble (river rock/beach pebble)
Pebble (clast size class)
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
Red Quartzite (Strawberry Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions like fuchsite or chlorite
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist (with Iron Oxide)
Mica Schist
Rodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Serpentine-rich serpentinite pebble
Serpentinite, composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, antigorite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor brucite
Orbicular granite (likely larvikite or related granitic rock)
Granite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals; exact variety is uncertain from the image
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone
Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite crystals on Marble)
Lazurite / (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6]
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.