Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
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Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na, Ca)(Al, Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite) that have been altered to limonite and then replaced by quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Bronzite
MgSiO3 (Enstatite with 10-30% FeSiO3 in solid solution)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Smoky Quartz (Chlorite Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Aluminum and Natural Irradiation
Rutile in Quartz (Rutilated Quartz)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Rutilated Quartz (beads)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Titanium Dioxide inclusions within Quartz)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - variety Citrine
Diorite Gneiss
Foliated Diorite Gneiss
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); C10H16O (Variable organic compound)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Blue Dyed Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Cobaltoan Calcite / Pink Dolomite (Possible)
Cobaltoan Calcite: (Ca,Co)CO3; Pink Dolomite (or Thulite): CaMg(CO3)2 or Mn-Dolomite / (Thulite: Mn2+3Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with inclusions
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Labradorite (a variety of Anorthosite or Plagioclase)
Labradorite (member of Plagioclase Feldspar series), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Olivine (likely Peridot variety)
Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral; composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar (Orthoclase and Plagioclase), and Mica (Biotite and/or Muscovite) and/or Amphibole)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')