Rose Quartz (tumbled)
Rose Quartz (variety of Quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)
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Rose Quartz (tumbled)
Rose Quartz (variety of Quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile inclusions (TiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue or Swiss Blue based on color saturation)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Prehnite with Epidote inclusions
Prehnite: Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2; Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)
Kidney Stone (Medical Specimen)
Calcium oxalate monohydrate (Whewellite) / CaC2O4·H2O
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (containing minerals of the Serpentine subgroup: Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile; formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar), Na(AlSi3O8) to Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Rhodonite beads (possibly dyed or treated, or lower quality Rhodonite)
Manganese inosilicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Andesite
Andesite (Intermediate Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 with Cr replacements)
Fuchsite
Fuchsite (a variety of Muscovite mica, K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Black Obsidian
Obsidian, volcanic glass (Amorphous SiO₂)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Black Star Diopside (beads)
Diopside (CaMgSi2O6) - a member of the pyroxene group
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety) - Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Kunzite
Spodumene, LiAlSi2O6 (variety of spodumene)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂)
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)