Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]
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Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Anthracite
Anthracite Coal
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Diamond (or Quartz Crystal)
Carbon (C) [if Diamond] / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) [if Quartz]
Rough Diamond
Diamond (C)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly Quartz-based)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Pyrite-bearing schist (likely mica schist)
Muscovite–quartz schist with disseminated pyrite (FeS₂)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace impurities of aluminum)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Quartz with Mica inclusions (Gold-colored Mica)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (Phlogopite/Muscovite) inclusions
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chromium-rich mica or chlorite inclusions)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Schist (Chlorite or Mica-rich)
Chlorite Schist
Schist
Chlorite-Mica Schist
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rounded river pebble
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone, chert, or weathered volcanic rock
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sedimentary Pebble
Sedimentary Rock Fragment
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline) in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Red Vanadinite on Matrix
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (a form of coal, primarily carbon)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)