Tiger's Eye
Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)
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Tiger's Eye
Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite (SiO2)
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (primary minerals: Epidote and Quartz)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Vesicular basalt
Basalt, commonly plagioclase feldspar + pyroxene ± olivine
Azurite Malachite (Mixed)
Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Granite (likely)
Granite, a quartz–feldspar–mica intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Epidote
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartz in Greenstone
Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)
Likely green-schist specimen
Greenschist, a chlorite–epidote–actinolite-bearing metamorphic rock
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Quartz-veined dark volcanic rock (likely basalt)
Basalt with a quartz-rich vein; exact identification requires testing
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Fluorite on Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-treated Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 banding)
Sandstone
Arenite
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions
Pegmatite (Feldspar and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAlSi3O8 / SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock; likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Tumbled greenstone or serpentinite pebble
Likely serpentine-group rock (serpentinite); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely feldspar–quartz rock)
Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with possible mica and iron-oxide staining
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and accessory chlorite/zeolite minerals
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz pebble
Quartz, SiO₂
Granite (with a dark inclusion or attached fragment)
Granite, mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica; the dark object cannot be identified confidently from the photo.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone / iron-oxide-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; exact identification is not possible from the image alone
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely common opal)
Silica, SiO₂; chalcedony is microcrystalline quartz, while opal is hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Tumbled basalt pebble
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-titanium oxides)
Limonite Sandstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Pegmatitic granite (likely quartz–feldspar rock)
Granitic pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar
Quartz-rich granite pebble
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Weathered granitic rock fragment
Likely granite or granodiorite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Small banded metamorphic rock fragment
Indeterminate foliated metamorphic rock; possibly mica schist or gneiss