Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
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Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Laterite
Laterite (Ferricrete / Alcrete)
White Quartz with Black Tourmaline
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Quartz (with probable host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Olivine in Basalt (Peridotite Xenolith)
Forsterite-rich Olivine (Mg2SiO4) in Aphanitic Basalt
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Limonite
Limonite (FeOO·nH2O)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst (Scepter/Double Terminated Point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Chevron Amethyst/Dream Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Heat-Treated Amethyst (Commercial Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of hydrous aluminum oxides: Al(OH)3 & AlO(OH))
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Carving
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzanous)
SiO2 (Quartz) with FeO(OH) (Goethite) or Fe2O3 (Hematite) coating
Staurolite (Fairy Stone)
Staurolite (formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Okenite (in Zeolite matrix)
Okenite (CaSi2O5 · 2H2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infillings
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Jade (likely Jadeite or Nephrite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) or Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Note: No specimen visible
Chrysocolla on Quartz with Iron Oxides
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)