Ambergris
Ambergris (Coprolite-adjacent organic substance)
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Ambergris
Ambergris (Coprolite-adjacent organic substance)
Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) - CaCO3
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Milky Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin); C10H16O
Chert (Jasper/Carnelian variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral group; typically Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Almandine) or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-bearing Mica Schist
Aragonite (Star Cluster or Twinned variety)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amber
Succinite
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Complex mixture of organic compounds (C10H16O)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Tahitian Pearl
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3
Shungite
Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon, C)
Shungite (Noble/Type II)
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)
Turquoise with Pyrite
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O] with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (specifically Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Quartz (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite or Chlorite for green color)
Ambergris
Ambergris (Coprolite-adjacent/Organic secretion)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Amber
Succinite (a specific common type) or Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes / Carbon-60)