New Jade (Serpentine)
Antigorite / Serpentine group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
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New Jade (Serpentine)
Antigorite / Serpentine group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Chelyabinsk Meteorite
Ordinary chondrite (LL5)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky Crystal fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Macro-crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (formula varies, primarily C10H16O)
Feldspar (likely Amazonite or Plagioclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin), C10H16O
Amber (with potentially inclusions)
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
Feldspar (Plagioclase series), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Fancy Jasper (Agate/Chert mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Limonite (with Pyrite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Quartz (with Iron staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Agate Geode Slice (with Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusion
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with SiO2 or CaCO3 vein
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fossilized Plant or Tree Bark
Lepidodendron or Sigillaria (example genera)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-Washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Natural Pearl
Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Chert (Polished Gemstone / River Stone)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (specifically a water-worn Quartzite or Chalcedony pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe++)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Granitic Pegmatite (with Smoky Quartz and Mica)
Granitic Pegmatite (composed of SiO2, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and (K,Na)(AlSi3O8))
Chalcedony on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3/FeOOH)