Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Gray Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Marble
Crystalline Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
River Cobble (Quartzite or Chert)
Metamorphic Quarzite (SiO2)
Orange Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Blue Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2 with magnesio-riebeckite or crocidolite inclusions)
Gabbro
Phaneritic Basic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Sapphirine in Matrix
Sapphirine (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (specifically Milky/Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Milky or Rose Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Banded Calcite (often commercially called Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Calcium phosphate with Fluorine, Chlorine, or Hydroxyl)
Quartzite river stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Basalt with Limonite stains
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sea Glass (Frosted Quartz/Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Magnesite (Howlite imitation)
Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) with dye