Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
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Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Marble
Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Chalcedony (Quartz Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Halite
Halite (NaCl)
Dinosaur Bone (Fossilized)
Permineralized Bone (CaCO3 or SiO2 after Hydroxylapatite)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)
Chalcedony (specifically Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly composed of Quartz, Illite, Chlorite)
Chert (varietal Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Sulfur (with possible Cullet Glass or Slag imitation)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Ironstone with Limonite/Goethite coating
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (contains Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Green Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron
Quartz (Crystal Point/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and/or Biotite composition)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Kyanite (Blue or Blue-Grey)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Milky Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite; NaAlSi2O6
Celadonite in Amygdaloidal Basalt
K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2 (Celadonite mineral) within a Basalt matrix
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO 3)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)