Black tourmaline
Schorl, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
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Black tourmaline
Schorl, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst), SiO2
Green tourmaline crystal (probable)
Elbaite tourmaline, complex borosilicate; approximate formula Na(Li,Al)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Variety of Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst cluster
Quartz, SiO₂, violet variety (amethyst)
Quartz Crystal (specifically a milky or semi-translucent single crystal point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) containing traces of iron and manganese
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe4+ impurities)
Quartz-bearing dark mineral specimen, likely schorl tourmaline in quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with probable schorl tourmaline (NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst crystal (likely quartz)
Quartz, crystalline silica (SiO₂), purple variety amethyst
Garnet (Rough Almandine Crystal)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Alexandrite (or Quartz with Chrysoberyl/Phenakite crystal form / Feldspar inclusions)
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4) or Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Amethyst cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric impurities)
Small blue-green mineral fragment, possibly apatite or beryl
Tentatively fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH), or beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Citrine Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Varietal of Quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral group; typically Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Almandine) or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope)
Almandine Garnet
Almandite (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Amethyst is a variety of Quartz)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with iron impurities
Clear quartz crystal pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz (Chlorite Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Aluminum and Natural Irradiation
Iron-stained quartz crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), likely limonite/goethite inclusions or surface coating
Fluorite
Fluorite (CaF₂)
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Likely quartz cluster with iron staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite or feldspar inclusions
Honey quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely iron-stained or inclusion-rich quartz
Small purple quartz crystal, likely amethyst
Amethyst: violet variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Unknown Rock Fragment
Unknown
Crushed stone aggregate
Mixed lithic aggregate; individual fragments cannot be identified from the image