Metal Alloy (Jewelry)
Not a naturally occurring rock or mineral; likely a metal alloy for jewelry. Possible compositions include sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper), or other silver/gold alloys.
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Metal Alloy (Jewelry)
Not a naturally occurring rock or mineral; likely a metal alloy for jewelry. Possible compositions include sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper), or other silver/gold alloys.
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Golem
Megaton Pokémon (Lithos sapiens megalithos)
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Piddock bored rock (Boring Stone)
Ichnofossil-bearing Limestone or Mudstone (trace fossils by Pholadidae)
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Amber (Cherry or Red variety)
Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO ₂)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant rock, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2
Shale creek bed
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt/Andesite)
Sandstone
Arenite (general term for sandstone)
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Chromium and Iron)
Turquoise
Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities and natural radiation influence)
Prasiolite and Quartz Crystal Cluster
Quartz (SiO2); Prasiolite is a variety of Quartz
Chert (Jasper Variant likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a type of sandstone composed of more than 90% quartz)
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
Clear Quartz (Crystal Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)