Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz / quartz-rich vein rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive quartz with minor iron-staining or feldspar
Quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely quartzite with dark mica/amphibole
Quartzite or quartz-rich schist; chiefly SiO₂ quartz with biotite, hornblende/amphibole, and iron-oxide staining
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock (likely gold-bearing quartz vein fragment)
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, possibly limonite/goethite and minor sulfides
Basalt pebble
Fine- to medium-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine and iron oxides
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Dyed or coated quartz geode
Quartz geode; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely artificially color-enhanced
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and associated Sedimentary rocks)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Gabbro
Gabbro
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-feldspar)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Aventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Limestone (likely weathered or plaster-coated)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily CaCO₃
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Copper-bearing sulfide ore, possibly chalcopyrite-rich
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), possibly with bornite and oxidation products
Copper-bearing porphyritic rock (likely bornite/chalcopyrite ore)
Altered porphyritic volcanic rock with copper sulfides, chiefly bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) and/or chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Limonite Concretion
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Carved translucent jade pendant
Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite series); possibly jadeite or chalcedony, identification requires testing
Tumbled serpentinite (serpentine stone)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, chrysotile, antigorite), commonly with magnetite and chromite
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile serpentine-group minerals
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Tumbled milky quartz (probable)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock
Likely porphyritic andesite or basalt; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing