Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal Fragments)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper (Siltstone or Chert-based Jasper)
Silicon dioxide with hematite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with vesicular texture
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Granite (Weathered)
Granitic intrusive rock
Basalt with vesicles/amygdules
Basalt (containing volcanic glass and plagioclase)
Granite
Granite (compositionally of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (quartz-feldspar-biotite gneiss)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
N/A (Non-Geological Object)
Tree Agate
Silica (SiO2) with Chlorite inclusions
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the appearance, these spheres are likely Nephrite.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.