Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
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Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Copper-bearing Quartz (likely Chrysocolla or Malachite staining)
Cuprite, Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) or Malachite staining on Quartz/Host Rock
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Garnet-Bearing Schist
Almandine Garnet Micaceous Schist
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chert (containing Flint and Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (on Quartz/Host Rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS₂)
Rose Quartz (tumbled)
Rose Quartz (variety of Quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Apatite
Apatite Group (e.g., Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)