Tumbled Black Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and carbon inclusions
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Tumbled Black Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and carbon inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Red Jasper
Opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Aventurine
Quartz with fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Rounded quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Aquamarine (Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Rhodonite
Inosilicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile, commonly after peridotite (olivine–pyroxene)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, antigorite, chrysotile), with possible brucite, magnetite, and carbonate
Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite, chromite, and relict olivine/pyroxene
Serpentinite with green serpentine inclusion
Serpentinite; serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile, with possible magnetite
Serpentinized ultramafic rock with magnesite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with likely magnesite (MgCO₃) and minor chromite/magnetite
Greenstone / serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite and talc
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Iron Oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (SiO2) - Silicon Dioxide with Hematic impurities
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Yellow Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Common Opal (Green Opal)
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Pearl-bearing oyster shell
Nacreous shell, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), with natural pearls (calcium-carbonate nacre)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily muscovite and biotite)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with microcrystalline structure
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or quartz-bearing vein rock
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark biotite or amphibole
Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible olivine, pyroxene, magnetite, and talc
Serpentinite (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite, chrysotile, and/or antigorite; commonly derived from peridotite
Feldspar (likely Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Tectosilicate Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 to (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + (Hb, Al, Cr)2O3)