Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
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Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Mixed Rock Assortment
Polylithic geological specimens
Mixed Quartz and Mineral Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and assorted silicate minerals
Weathered, iron-stained quartz-rich pebble (uncertain identification)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide/hydroxide staining and dark matrix inclusions
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Carved quartz (likely rose quartz and green aventurine/quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); green material may be aventurine quartz or serpentine
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones
Various silicate and oxide minerals
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones and Minerals
Various silicate and oxide minerals
Sulfur
Sulfur (S)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Himalayan Pink Salt
Halite (NaCl) with iron oxide inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Crushed Stone (Basalt/Gabbro)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Pegmatitic granite
Quartz–feldspar–mica granite pegmatite
Hematite Rose
Iron Oxide, Fe2O3
Likely vesicular volcanic rock (possibly pumice or scoria)
Vesicular volcanic rock; exact identification requires a fresh, close-up sample
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Rose Quartz Beads
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Likely tumbled yellow-orange mineral or glassy stone
Indeterminate from photograph; possibilities include yellow jasper, calcite, agate, or dyed quartz
Weathered gneiss
Banded gneiss, commonly composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Flint / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Chondrichthyes fossilized tooth
Dragon Vein Agate (Dyed/Fractured Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely a small prismatic crystal or crystal fragment
River Pebble
Polished Rock Fragment
Shale
Sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals and quartz
Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Sandstone
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)