Tiger's Eye (Gold/Brown variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous crocidolite inclusions
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Tiger's Eye (Gold/Brown variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous crocidolite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Garden Quartz (Phantom Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (Chlorite, Feldspar, Goethite, Hematite)
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Blue Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of asbestiform silicates)
Yellow Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions (SiO2)
Red Beryl
Bixbite (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Mn3+ ions)
Blue Lace Agate (Variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Halite (Himalayan Pink Salt)
Halite - NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite and Sunstone
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) and Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8)
Amber (Black)
Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Orca Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Onyx
Chalcedony (SiO2) with parallel banding
Green Aventurine (Tumbled Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Tiger's Eye (Unpolished)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Zebra Jasper (usually a trade name for Serpentine or Basalt blend)
Antigorite/Chrysotile (Serpentine family) - Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide / Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica; Chemical formula: SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Amber
Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)
Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)
Chlorastrolite (Isle Royale Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite-(Mg,Fe2+): Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2∙H2O)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (actually a Peralkaline Igneous Rock)
Amethyst (variety of Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with trace iron impurities
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Banded Iron Formation (Jaspilite)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF); predominantly Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Chert/Jasper (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aphanitic Igneous Rock with Arfvedsonite inclusions)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (with Calcite influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with possible Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)