Sunstone (Heliolite)
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
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Sunstone (Heliolite)
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Agate (specifically Botswana or Banded Agate variety)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)
Sunstone
Heliolite (Oligoclase or Orthoclase Feldspar), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Greenshist / Chlorite Schist
Chlorite schist (contains (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Labradorite
Labradorite, (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace elements)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Chalcedony (Yellow Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Chalcedony Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Greenstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (with possible chloritic alteration)
Peridotite
Ultramafic intrusive rock (Peridotite)
Chlorastrolite (Isle Royale Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (Pumpellyite-(Mg,Al)), formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2∙H2O
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, MgO, FeO, and CaO)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Mafic extrusive igneous rock with vesicles
Basalt with Quartz/Feldspar Vein
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Plutonic intrusion (SiO2/KAlSi3O8)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Olivine (Peridotite)
Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Flower Agate
Chalcedony with Opaque Spherulitic Inclusions (SiO2)
Peridotite (Olivine)
Peridotite (comprising (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Amygdaloidal Basalt (matrix) with Crystalline SiO2 (veins)
Epidote and Quartz in Basalt Porpohyry
Epidote bearing Porphyritic Basalt with Quartz Veins
Stilbite
Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O)
Greenstone with Magnetite Veins
Metabasalt (Greenstone)
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz Variety
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Greenschist (containing Epidote and Quartz)
Greenschist (Epidote-Chlorite-Actinolite Schist)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Gabbro
Phaneritic Mafic Igneous Rock
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Ruby (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)