Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Sodalite
Chloric sodium aluminum silicate (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Granitic Pegmatite with Tourmaline
Granite (Feldspar/Quartz matrix) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Glaucophane Schist (Blueschist)
Blueschist facies metamorphic rock
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Fossil
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (permineralized hydroxyapatite)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Microcline Quartz mixture with Arfvedsonite)
Tumbled Stone Collection (featuring Tiger's Eye, Rose Quartz, and Moss Agate)
Mixed Silicates and Oxides (predominantly SiO2 group minerals)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia, likely Mercenaria or similar genus
Pyrope Garnet (Bohemian Garnets)
Pyrope (from the group Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Milky Quartz Geode with Chlorite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions
Garnet
Almandine-Pyrope group, X3Y2(SiO4)3
Gastropod Fossil (Snail Stone or Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3 / Silica - SiO2 replacing original shell)
Celadonite in Amygdaloidal Basalt
K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2 (Celadonite mineral) within a Basalt matrix
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Pink Feldspar
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Green apatite crystal
Apatite group; likely fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Pegmatite (Granitic) with Tourmaline
Granitic Pegmatite (containing Schorl and Quartz)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Druzy Quartz on Chert/Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Microcrystalline Silica/Siltstone matrix
Fossil coral fragment
Likely colonial scleractinian coral; calcite/aragonite (CaCO₃)
Likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor chromite
Tumbled serpentine-rich stone
Serpentinite, likely with yellow limonite/goethite or epidote alteration
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium iron aluminum boron silicate hydroxide)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
New Jade (Serpentine)
Antigorite / Serpentine Group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled jasper (likely ocean or picture jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), mainly SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile, with magnetite and accessory minerals
Bronzite
(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
New Jade (Serpentine)
Antigorite / Serpentine group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)