Mineral Health

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic rock predominantly containing quartz, K-feldspar, and plagioclase)

Schist

Mica Schist

Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

Botryoidal calcite (likely calcite concretion)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Milk Quartz (White Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Banded Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Turquoise

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Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Limonite

FeO(OH)•nH2O

Hematite (Botryoidal / Kidney Ore)

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Copper Ore (with Malachite/Chrysocolla and Iron Oxides)

Secondary Copper Minerals (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 / (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Limonite with Ironstone

Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides), FeO(OH)·nH2O

Turquoise (with Hematite)

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)

Limonite (Ironstone)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Unidentified gray rock/mineral specimen

Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich rock or a metallic sulfide-bearing specimen

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Malachite

Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2

Indeterminate metallic mineral fragments

Possibly pyrite, chalcopyrite, or metallic sulfide-bearing rock

Small white mineral fragment

Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Polished bumblebee jasper (likely Indonesian orbicular jasper)

Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and volcanic/mineral inclusions

Granite fragment

Granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica

Weathered basalt (likely altered basalt)

Basalt, chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible chlorite/epidote alteration

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Tumbled milky quartz pebble

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Gneiss

Gneiss

Iron-stained Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Limonite (SiO2 + FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Gneiss (with iron staining)

Gneiss

Gabbro

Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss

Granite (Dioritic variant)

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)