Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
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Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Mica-rich schist (probable)
Mica schist, composed mainly of mica minerals with quartz and possibly feldspar
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Cluster (Likely Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Ironstone Matrix with Jasper / Chert
Ferruginous Chert / Limonitic Jasper (SiO2 with Fe-oxides)
Biotite-rich schist (likely mica schist)
Mica schist; predominantly quartz, biotite mica, and feldspar
Mica-rich schist
Muscovite–quartz schist (tentative; image alone cannot confirm mineral composition)
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing basalt or ironstone
Uncertain; likely Fe-oxide/hydroxide–stained mafic rock (hematite Fe₂O₃, goethite FeO(OH), and silicates)
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Healer's Gold (Pyrite and Magnetite in Schist)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Pyrite (FeS2) in Mica Schist
Mica-rich rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist, composed chiefly of muscovite and/or biotite with quartz and feldspar
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite (potentially Hematite)
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate (Water-Worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock (probable gneiss or quartzite)
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly micaceous quartzite
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Dalmation Jasper (or Dalmation Stone)
Dalmation Stone (composed of Perthite, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Weathered copper-bearing rock, possibly chrysocolla-bearing quartz or host rock
Indeterminate from the photo; possible chrysocolla (hydrated copper silicate) with quartz or other host minerals
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert / Flint (with quartz or calcite inclusion)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rough garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Likely garnet amphibolite or garnet-bearing schist; garnet-group silicate, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite or Actinolite
Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock, likely garnet gneiss or garnet amphibolite
Garnet-bearing gneiss; red crystals likely almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Quartz Vein in Schist
Quartz-rich Micaceous Schist (SiO2 + phyllosilicates)
Tumbled metallic-gray stone, likely hematite or magnetite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) or magnetite (Fe₃O₄); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled green aventurine
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica or chlorite
Biotite-rich schist (mica schist)
Mica schist, chiefly biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH,F)₂), with possible quartz and feldspar
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained / Orange Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite Tower
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla-bearing material
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper phyllosilicate: approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O; identification is provisional from the photograph
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)