Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock with secondary mineralization)
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Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock with secondary mineralization)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock transitioned to metamorphic)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Blue Celestite (with Galena)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4) and Lead sulfide (PbS)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Ruby in Kyanite
Al2O3 (Corundum) in Al2SiO5 (Kyanite-Fuchsite-Quartz)
Tanzanite
Blue/Violet Variety of Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Specular Hematite (Specularite) in Matrix
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Silicate (X3Y2Si3O12)
Chromite
Chromite (FeCr2O4)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Coarse Sand Grain / Lithic Fragment
Clastic Sediment (Lithic fragment or Quartz/Feldspar grain)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz
Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon), C
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with vesicular texture
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Diamond (faceted)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite coal (High-rank coal)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Native Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon / C)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Jewelry
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Ruby (Pinkish-Red)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2