Quartz crystal pendant (likely smoky quartz or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Quartz crystal pendant (likely smoky quartz or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly called milky quartz
Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Bentonite Clay
Montmorillonite (Al2H2O12Si4)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz with Tourmaline and Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Serpentinite pebble
Serpentinite, composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, chrysotile, antigorite), with possible magnetite and chlorite
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Weathered dark volcanic rock, likely basalt
Basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene ± olivine), tentative identification
Greenstone (likely serpentinite or greenstone pebble)
Serpentinite-rich ultramafic rock; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, with possible chlorite, actinolite, or magnetite
Uncertain polymict breccia or altered volcanic rock
Likely hydrothermally altered volcanic breccia; exact mineral identification requires testing
Flint
SiO2 (Microcrystalline quartz / Chert)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Limonite Geode (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite [FeO(OH)·nH2O] with possible Quartz or Calcite interior
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic rock)
Weathered basalt or volcanic scoria fragment
Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich oxides
Faceted diamond gemstone (likely)
Diamond — crystalline carbon, C
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Muscovite or Mica
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely iron-rich rock or weathered metallic mineral fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite or iron-bearing slag
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Tumbled dark stone, likely basalt or basaltic rock
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly basalt, composed chiefly of plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine and iron oxides
Amethyst and clear gemstone ring
Amethyst (purple quartz, SiO₂), likely set with colorless quartz or glass accents
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Green aventurine pendant
Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored mainly by fuchsite or other chromium-bearing mica inclusions
Raw Pink Salt (Himalayan Salt)
Halite (NaCl with trace minerals)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Magnetite (lodestone), possibly meteoritic iron
Magnetite, Fe₃O₄; exact identification is uncertain from the image alone
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysoprase or dyed chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly nickel-bearing chrysoprase; exact identification requires testing
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions