Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)
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Mixed Gemstone and Mineral Collection
Mixed Silica and Carbonate minerals (SiO2, CaSO4·2H2O, etc.)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Psilomelane (Black Hematite varietal)
Barium Manganese Oxide (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode
Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Garnet (specifically Almandine)
Almandine - Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartz (Granular)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil Coral in Limestone
Scleractinia (Anthomastodon or similar) in Sedimentary Calcarenite
Coal
Coal (Sedimentary Rock / Organic Rock)
Banded Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Geode
Sedimentary Geode (Silica/Calcite composition)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Iron-rich sedimentary rock (FeOx)
Siltstone with Fossil Cast
Sedimentary Rock (Siltstone / Fine-grained Sandstone)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite Concretion
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)wnH2O)
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded brown pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide impurities