Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary or Igneous host
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Garnet Gneiss
Garnetiferous quartzo-feldspathic gneiss
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Gneissic Schist
Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Garnet Gneiss
Gneiss containing Almandine Garnet
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Garnet in Host Rock
Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Gneiss (with Garnet)
Gneiss (Feldspar-Quartz-Biotite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz Node
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Healer's Gold (Pyrite and Magnetite in Schist)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Pyrite (FeS2) in Mica Schist
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Unopened Geode
Geode (containing various mineralization like Quartz SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
River Stone (Chalcedony/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz-rich Micaceous Schist (SiO2 + phyllosilicates)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions