Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Limonite (inter-mixed iron oxides and hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained or Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (Greenstone)
Greenschist (Metamorphic rock containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Crystal Quartz Beads (likely Clear Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Diorite (Dalmatian Stone)
Phaneritic Plutonic Diorite
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Arsenopyrite in Quartz/Host Rock
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Calcium Aluminum Silicate with Aluminum Oxide impurities)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine or Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Schist Matrix (X3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet in Mica Schist (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sapphire (Rough Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar subclass), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Calcite/Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz (with Garnet pendant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)