Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
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Olivine (Peridot in gem form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Mica Schist
Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated silicate of potassium, sodium, calcium, barium and strontium): (K,Sr,Ba)(Na,Ca)2[Si4O10](OH,f)·H2O
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral species)
Fluorite with Rhodochrosite
Fluorite (CaF2) and Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)
Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral; CaCO₃)
Epidote with Unakite characteristics
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Serpentine
Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Chert (White Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus megalodon (fossilized in sedimentary matrix)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminium phosphate)
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion
White Chalcedony (likely Common Opal or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (unopened)
Calcedony-lined Geode (SiO2)
Turquoise (likely Sleeping Beauty variety or treated Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Limonite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Milky Quartz with Mica (Gneiss/Schist influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz (Smoky/Grey Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz (Quarzite or Massive Quartz vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)