Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
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Garnet (Red Garnet)
Garnet Group. The red varieties seen in jewelry are typically Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3), Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3), or a mix of the two (pyrope-almandine series).
Copper Ore (likely Malachite or Chrysocolla staining)
Copper Secondary Mineral (e.g., Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Vesicular Rhyolite
Extrusive igneous rock (high-silica rhyolite)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock exposed to metamorphic heat/pressure; Chemical composition is approximately 86%–98% Carbon)
Coal
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (C)
Vesicular Basalt (Pumice-like)
Vesicular Basalt
Jasper / Chert (Red)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Tourmaline (Multi-colored)
Complex Borosilicate (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al,Fe)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)
Bog Iron (Limonite Concretion)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Mica Sand / Vermiculite
Phyllosilicate group (typically Biotite or Muscovite)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon based fossil fuel)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Hematite Nodule
Hematite (Alpha Fe2O3)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrophyre (Iron or Smelting Slag)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode (Water-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aragonite Star Cluster (or Aragonite Sputnik)
Aragonite (Orthorhombic Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix in host rock)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Muscovite Schist
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Serpentine / Antigorite
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine Group)
Garnet (Tumbled)
Almandine / Pyrope Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (Weathered)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
White Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite
Pegmatite (with Muscovite Mica and Quartz)
Granitic Pegmatite (chiefly KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)