Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
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Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Volcanic Rock)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Tumbled dark-green stone, possibly bloodstone (green jasper)
Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of titanium, iron, or manganese
Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with carbon/iron impurities
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (variant with ferric iron impurities), SiO2
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Likely weathered brown rock or iron-rich mineral specimen
Indeterminate from image; possible limonite/goethite-rich material
Limonite Nodule
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide)
Polished green aventurine (probable)
Quartz variety, primarily SiO₂, with mica or fuchsite inclusions
Botryoidal hematite/goethite specimen
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely with goethite (FeO(OH)) and minor limonite
Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)
Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Manganese or Iron oxide inclusions
Amethyst (Geode/Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Likely raw labradorite-bearing feldspar
Labradorite, plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Weathered mafic metamorphic rock, likely amphibolite
Amphibolite; chiefly hornblende amphibole and plagioclase feldspar, with possible biotite, epidote, and quartz
Copper-bearing Quartz (with Malachite and Iron Oxides)
Quartz (SiO2) with Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2) and Hematite/Limonite (Fe2O3)
Polished agate pebble (likely dyed or naturally banded chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and relic olivine/pyroxene
Tumbled banded stone, likely labradorite or larvikite
Plagioclase feldspar aggregate; commonly labradorite (labradorescence) or larvikite
Green aventurine (likely)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂) with fuchsite mica inclusions
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tumbled green jasper or serpentine
Likely serpentine-group mineral, chiefly magnesium silicate; possibly epidotized or altered jasper
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Larvikite
Larvikite (Anorthoclase-rich Monzonite)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Polished green aventurine (likely)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica
Polished agate geode
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with possible druzy quartz and iron-oxide inclusions
Peridotite / Olivine Xenolith
Ultramafic igneous rock primarily composed of olivine and pyroxene
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase/Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8) with Adularescence
Blue Sodalite (Tumbled)
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions of hornblende or chlorite
Raw Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Cr/V impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2)