Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
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Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Scolecite
Scolecite (CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Apophyllite cluster
Fluorapophyllite-(K), KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (vibrant yellowish-brown iron oxide)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Erythrite
Erythrite (Cobalt Bloom) - Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant Metamorphic Rock (complex aluminosilicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
Limestone Pebble with Crinoid Fossil
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Fossiliferous Limestone
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Angel Skin Coral
Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Sedimentary Rock with Crafts (Pet Rock)
Sedimentary rock decorated with synthetic materials
Anthracite Coal
Carbon (with organic impurities)
Fossilized Coral (Petrified Coral)
Lithostrotionella (example genus) / Scleractinia
Chert (Green and Black Jasper variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variation)
Chert (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock with Invertebrate Fossil Imprint
Amber
Succinite
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite mixed with Conchiolin), CaCO3
Moss Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fossil Crab
Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)
Purpurite
Manganese Iron Phosphate, Mn3+(PO4)
Hemimorphite
Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O)
Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood
Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pearl (with Peridot)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4