Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-Auripigment-Pyrite-Realgar assemblage (Carbonate/Sulphide mixture)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the appearance, these spheres are likely Nephrite.
Ironstone with Pyrite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Fe2O3) with minor Sulfide minerals (FeS2)
Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fossilized Crinoid Stem
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (primarily Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite/Tourmaline)
Favosites Fossil (Honeycomb Coral)
Favosites sp. (Extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Rock Salt (Halite)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Opal
Hydrous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Red Jasper (specifically Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with Iron Oxide Liesegang Banding
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-bearing Volcanic Tuff containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Orpiment/Realgar)
Caliche (with Lichen Cover)
Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)
Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (containing Flint and Calcareous inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) impurities
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate ( преимущественно CaCO3)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)