Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
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Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Chlorite schist / Epidiorite / Metabasalt
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Limonite/Hematite Ironstone
Goethite-rich Ironstone (FeO(OH) · nH2O)
Tumbled pink quartz (probable rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely rose quartz
Ferruginous Quartz on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Blue sodalite-bearing rock, likely sodalite in nepheline syenite
Sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), possibly in nepheline syenite
Rounded gray river pebble, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase + pyroxene, sometimes olivine)
Ironstone (with possible Hematite/Limonite coating)
Ironstone (Fe-rich sedimentary rock)
Cobaltian Calcite (Cobaltoan Calcite)
Cobalt-bearing Calcite (Ca,Co)CO3
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
White marble (likely calcitic marble)
Calcite-rich marble; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Citrine-bearing quartz cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with iron-related yellow coloration
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Purple fluorite specimen
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite, olivine, and pyroxene remnants
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Chalcedony in Host Rock
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Quartz Crystal (Smoky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone (most likely synthetic cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (likely synthetic); natural alternatives include quartz or diamond
Weathered volcanic rock, likely vesicular basalt or scoria
Basaltic volcanic rock; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine with iron-oxide weathering
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt
Serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite, with possible magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Dalmatian jasper
Orbicular rhyolite, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; mainly quartz, feldspar, and altered mafic minerals
Serpentinite with carbonate veins
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite/lizardite, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite or magnesite veins
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Eclogite
Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Pyrope Garnet)
Rounded limestone pebble
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Tumbled labradorite
Labradorite, calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈