Basalt with Peridotite Inclusion
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Extrusive Igneous) with Ultramafic Xenolith
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Basalt with Peridotite Inclusion
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Extrusive Igneous) with Ultramafic Xenolith
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Quartz Druse (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Granodiorite with Quartz Veining
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase Feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite/Hornblende) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Porphyritic Basalt (likely Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt / Plagioclase Feldspar in Basal Matrix
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Amethyst (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenschist / Chloritaform Schist
Chlorite Schist (Group of Silicate Minerals)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca, Na)((Al, Si)2Si2O8)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
River Rock (Basalt/Greywacke pebbles)
Fluvial gravel primarily composed of Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt) or Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Banded Agate (Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Banded Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Parti Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Agate
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Gabbro
Gabbro (mafic intrusive igneous rock)
Greenstone or Chlorite Schist
Greenschist / Chlorite schist
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron Oxide
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium/Iron)
Amphibolite with Hornblende
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Schist)
Metabasalt (composed primarily of Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Chlorite (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Inclusions
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock with Siliceous Veining
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (dominated by Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Olivine (Peridot when gem-quality)
Magnesium Iron Silicate, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Aquamarine with Ruby Accent
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Quartz Veined Basalt Pebble
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) veining
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt (or Andesite) with Feldspar inclusions
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt with Andalusite or Feldspar laths
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Extrusive Igneous Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)