Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
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Sapphirine in Magnesian Schist
Sapphirine: (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Quartz with Mica (Micaceous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions - SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Black Obsidian and Hematite
Volcanic Glass (SiO2) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Yellow Chalcedony (Carnelian/Yellow Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 / inclusion in SiO2)
Fossiliferous Shale or Slate with Plant Fossils
Fossil-bearing argillaceous rock
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Dendritic Opal (Common Opal)
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Mica (specimen appears to be Muscovite or Phlogopite)
Phyllosilicate mineral; Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Tiger's Eye and Carnelian Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Banded Agate (specifically Botryoidal/Orbicular Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite
Quartz (milky quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Gold (Processed)
Gold (Au)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions