Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
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Diopside (likely Chromian Diopside)
Diopside, part of Clinopyroxene family of inosilicates. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6. The green variety is often Chromian Diopside due to chromium impurities.
Ruby (in a ring setting)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mica (Lepidolite or Muscovite)
Phyllosilicate mineral (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 for Muscovite)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Epidote in Quartz (Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mixed Tumbled Quartz and Chlorite Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Schist
Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Epidote
Calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Epidote and Quartz in Basalt
Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)] in Metabasalt
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Quartz (likely a weathered/tumbled piece)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz Veined Mudstone
Metasedimentary rock with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite Mica
Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, possibly quartzite or feldspar-rich granite
Quartz–feldspar aggregate; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Corundum (Sapphire / Raw Sapphire)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)