Star Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium and rutile inclusions)
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Star Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with chromium and rutile inclusions)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brecciated jasper with iron-oxide and dark silicate inclusions
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Polished Tumbled Fluorite (or Dark Amethyst)
CaF2 (Calcium Fluoride) / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Hag Stone
Perforated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Jasper River Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Muscovite Mica Schist
Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
River Agate (Chert/Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + minor impurities)
Shale (or Slate / Coal / Jet)
Laminated fine-grained sedimentary rock (predominantly clay minerals)
Polished tiger’s-eye
Chatoyant quartz, mainly fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphed by quartz (SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), brown-to-gray smoky variety
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Travertine (Tufa)
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossil gastropod shell
Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Tumbled purple agate (likely grape agate or amethystine chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration commonly from iron, manganese, or inclusions
Yellow calcite crystal cluster with calcite fragment
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Tumbled brown stone, likely tiger’s-eye or jasper
Quartz-rich microcrystalline silica, likely SiO₂ (possible tiger’s-eye; identification uncertain from image)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Shale
Shale (clay-sized silicate minerals)
Sandstone (Yellow/Tan)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Snowflake Obsidian
Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Glauconite (Green Sandstone)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Shale (or Mudstone)
Siltstone/Argillite (composed mainly of clay and silt-sized particles)
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2