Carved quartz skull
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
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Carved quartz skull
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with vesicles
Arsenopyrite with Quartz
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Flower Agate (Cherry Blossom Agate)
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Opaque Inclusions
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Red Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Tumbled howlite (likely)
Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Fluorite (Purple Fluorite in Matrix)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Psilomelane (Black Hematite/Manganese Ore)
Barium Manganese Oxide (Formula: BaMn9O18(OH)4)
Fluorite (Rainbow or Multi-colored Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
Granite
Granite (phaneitic intrusive igneous rock)
Tumbled citrine quartz (likely heat-treated amethyst)
Quartz, SiO₂; crystalline variety citrine
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Anthracite Coal
Coal (predominantly carbon)
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished black stone egg, probably black obsidian
Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass; composition primarily silica-rich glass (approximately SiO₂), with variable iron and other trace elements
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
Chert (varietal Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely polished leopard-skin jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Ruby Fuchsite / Ruby in Fuchsite
Ruby (Al2O3 variety corundum) and Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - a chromium-rich variety of muscovite mica) in Quartz matrix
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Yellow calcite (tumbled honey or lemon calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), likely a yellow/orange calcite variety
Amethyst
Amethyst is a variety of Quartz (SiO₂)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various impurities
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (specifically showing adularescence)
Banded agate pendant (likely carnelian or brown-and-white chalcedony agate)
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony; microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloration
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 – Silicon Dioxide, but non-crystalline)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous (chert) sedimentary rock, a form of Jasper
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mainly SiO₂)
Pink quartz bead necklace/strand
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely rose quartz or pink chalcedony; exact identification is uncertain from the image