Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
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Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2]
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Granite
Granite
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite
Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist with Quartz Veins
Schist with Quartz (SiO2)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Iron Ore (Magnetite-Hematite)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Larimar
Blue Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Magnetite or Magnetic Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (also known as Yellow Ochre or Brown Hematite)
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Silicate/Secondary Copper Mineral)
Limonite with Opal infusion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz with inclusions (likely Tourmaline or Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Blue Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Ferric Oxides mixed with Goethite)
Limonite Concretion (Ironstone)
Limonite / Goethite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Limonite (with goethite)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)