Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Native Silver), with minor Copper (Cu)
Category
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Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Native Silver), with minor Copper (Cu)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Turquoise and Hematite
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Hematite: Fe2O3
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Pearl
Organic Mineraloid (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
White Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Lead-bearing Microcline (Potassium Feldspar)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Chrysoprase
Silicon Dioxide (Nickel-bearing Chalcedony) - SiO2
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Tiger's Eye (Rough Slab)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe-containing inclusions)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation (predominantly Hematite Fe2O3 and magnetite Fe3O4 alternating with Chert SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)
Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Calcium magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)