Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper in Calcite / Brecciated Jasper
Silicon dioxide with calcium carbonate (SiO2 with CaCO3)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Pyrite in Quartz Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Quartz Geode with Calcite/Siderite
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbonate inclusions
Tumbled Mineral Collection (Amethyst, Celestite, K2 Jasper, Rose Quartz, Ruby in Zoisite, Que Sera Stone)
Mixed Mineral Specimens (Quartz SiO2, Celestite SrSO4, Corundum Al2O3 with Zoisite, etc.)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Quartzose Sandstone with Iron Oxide Precipitation
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered fine-grained stone, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite); predominantly SiO₂
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Agate and Lapis Lazuli Bracelet
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Rhodonite
Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate — MnSiO₃; the specimen may include quartz, feldspar, and black manganese-oxide minerals in the matrix
Quartz / Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS2 (Copper Iron Sulfide)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pink Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded gray stone, likely slate or fine-grained sandstone
Probable slate (low-grade metamorphosed shale) or lithic sandstone; exact identification requires testing
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite (with iron oxide staining)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Botryoidal Hematite (included in Quartz/Limonite matrix)
Fe2O3 (Hematite) on Quartz (SiO2) / Limonite