Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz heart (likely milky/included quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if metamorphic
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)
Jasper (Green)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite-bearing rock (likely pyrite-rich schist or massive pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂, possibly in a micaceous metamorphic matrix
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Amethyst and Hematite Bracelet
Amethyst (SiO2) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Raw selenite (gypsum)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; translucent variety selenite
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil shark tooth
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly *Carcharocles* or *Otodus* species
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Tumbled orange chalcedony and a gray stone disk
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); disk likely fine-grained sandstone or slate
Pyrite-bearing rock (iron pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂, likely disseminated or massive in a host rock
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink-and-white banded quartzite or jasper
Quartzite, primarily microcrystalline SiO₂, possibly iron-stained quartz/chalcedony
Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material
Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Pale green translucent mineral fragment, likely calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), tentatively; possibly green fluorite or prehnite
Mixed collection of natural stones
Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Polished malachite
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection
Multiple species, likely quartz (SiO₂), calcite (CaCO₃), feldspar, chert, and assorted volcanic/sedimentary rocks
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil shark tooth
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Carcharhinus or Otodus species
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Pearl
Pearl; primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartz-rich rock
Red Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)
Desert rose
Gypsum (selenite) rosette, CaSO₄·2H₂O