Greenstone
Greenschist-facies basaltic rock
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Greenstone
Greenschist-facies basaltic rock
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt or Diabase; Mineral: Plagioclase Feldspar
Sandstone
Arenite (a specific type of sandstone with less than 15% matrix)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Tiger Iron variety
Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Magnetite Fe3O4, Hematite Fe2O3, and Chert/Quartz SiO2)
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.
Schist
N/A (a rock type, not a mineral formula)
Chert with Asphaltum (or Tar)
Silica (SiO2) with natural Bitumen/Asphaltum
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 - specific variety for Seraphinite due to its fibrous inclusions and chatoyancy.
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Quartz (Variety: Citrine or Tumbled Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of sand-sized minerals or rock fragments)
Fluorite (translucent octahedral crystal)
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Onyx (Black Onyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Greywacke)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride) - CaF2
Laterite
Laterite (primarily composed of hydrated oxides of iron and aluminum)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red Porp)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Citrine or Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
White Quartz Pebble (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)