Blue Quartz (potentially Dumortierite-included)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
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Blue Quartz (potentially Dumortierite-included)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica (Lepidolite or Muscovite)
Phyllosilicate mineral (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 for Muscovite)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Epidote in Quartz (Epidosite)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist
Schist (various mineralogical compositions including mica, chlorite, talc, etc.)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Biotite Mica
Biotite, K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Garnet Rhyolite
Rhyolite (high-silica volcanic rock) with almandine/spessartine garnet
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusion of AlAl6BSi3O18
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral), (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate)