Polished brecciated jasper (likely yellow-and-white jasper)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
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Polished brecciated jasper (likely yellow-and-white jasper)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Likely slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Slate; predominantly microcrystalline quartz, mica, and clay minerals
Quartz-rich geode or druzy quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a chalcedony/geode matrix
Iridescent bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), artificially crystallized and likely oxidized/coated
Amethyst (Quartz)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO2
Polished agate (likely plume or moss agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and possible chlorite inclusions
Polished carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded agate with carnelian zones
Dalmatian Jasper
Microgranular quartz with amphibole/tourmaline inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Green quartz pebble, possibly aventurine
Quartz (SiO₂), likely fuchsite-bearing aventurine quartz
Polished fossiliferous limestone
Fossiliferous micrite/bioclastic limestone, likely crinoidal or shell-rich limestone
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing quartzite or ironstone
Goethite–hematite/limonite with quartz; exact identification requires testing
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green aventurine quartz (tentative)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite mica or other green inclusions
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)
Quartz-bearing geode or vuggy quartz specimen
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with chalcedony and iron-oxide staining
Obsidian
Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Gray granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; typically quartz + feldspar + mica (approx. SiO₂-rich granitoid)
Weathered greenish metamorphic rock, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock with Feldspar and Arfvedsonite
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite mica inclusions
Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Epidosite (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (predominantly Epidote, Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH))
White Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite/antigorite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; possibly bowenite (massive antigorite)
Tahitian black pearl strand
Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre
Soapstone
Steatite (Hydrated magnesium silicate)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Schist
Mica Schist
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide-Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Amethyst (Quartz Variety)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with ferric iron impurities)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Iron-oxide-bearing rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite with quartz or host-rock inclusions; exact identification requires testing
Gray-green flint/chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert or chalcedony-rich material
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz vein in foliated metamorphic rock
Likely quartz-bearing schist or gneiss; visible crystal is quartz (SiO₂)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Lead-bearing Microcline (Tectosilicate)
Chalcedony (gray-white agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂