Rocks/Minerals

Malachite:

Fibrous Malachite

Malachite

Chemical Formula: Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂

Celestite:

Celestite

Celestite (Up Close)

Chemical Formula: SrSO₄
From: USA

Calcite:

Calcite

Chemical Formula: CaCO₃

Pyrite:

Pyrite Sphere

Cubic Pyrite

Pyrite Sun

Chemical Formula: FeS₂

From: -(A).Peru

           -(B). Peru

          -(C). Spain

Tourmaline:

 

Schorl Tourmaline

 

Chemical Formula: NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄

 

Zeolite:

 

Prehnite Needles

Prehnite Needles (Up Close) 

Apophyllite

Stilbite on Chalcedony

Apophyllite on Chalcedony

 

Chemical Formula: Prehnite- Ca₂Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

                               Apophyllite- (K,Na)Ca₄Si₈O₂₀(F,OH)

                               Stilbite- NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)

From: Prehnite Needles- India

          Apophyllite- India

          Stilbite on Chalcedony- India

          Apophyllite on Chalcedony- India

 

Quartz:

 

Citrine

Rough Tiger-Eye

Polished Smokey Quartz

Smokey Quartz Egg



Amethyst

Quartz Point

 

Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (With Varying Elements)

From: Smokey Quartz Egg- Brazil

 

Bismuth:

Lab Grown Bismuth

 

Chemical Formula: Bi

From: Germany

Bornite:

Bornite

 

Chemical Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Kyanite:

 

Black Kyanite

Blue Kyanite

 

Chemical forumla: Al₂SiO₅

Creedite:

Chemical Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(F,OH)₁₀
From: Mexico

Sodalite:

Sodalite

 

Chemical Formula: Na₄Al₃Si₃O₁₂Cl

Galena

Galena

 

Chemical Formula: PbS

Selenite:

Selenite Needles

Selenite Needles (Close Up)

Selenite Rosetta

 

 

Chemical formula: CaSO₄

From: Selenite Needles- Swann Hill, Australia

 

Hematite:

 

Hematite

 

Chemical formula:  Fe₂O₃

 

Turquoise: 

Turquoise

 

 Chemical formula: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈

Beryl:

 

Rough Emerald

 

Chemical formula: Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆

Labradorite:

Labradorite

 

Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈

Mica:

 

Fuschite

Lepidolite

Muscovite

 

Chemical formula: Muscovite- KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂  (Fuschite is the same but with chromium)
                              Lepidolite- KLi₂Al(Al,Si)₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂

From: -Muscovite: from Hoot Owl Mines, NC USA

 Fluorite:

Polished Fluorite

 

Chemical formula: CaF₂

 

Granite:

 

Unakite

Facts: Unakite is a type of granite from North Carolina

 

Geodes:

Geode

Geode

Geode

Fact: Geodes usually occur in sedimentary rocks. Typically spheres of mineral matter.