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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Migmatite

Hornblende Schist

Hornblende Schist

Goldmanite

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Clear Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Clear Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Mixed collection of natural stones (Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks) — igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

Mixed collection of natural stones

Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks

igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

Magnetite (Lodestone variety) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variety)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Milky quartz crystal cluster (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz crystal cluster

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Small quartz-rich mineral fragment (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz) — mineral

Small quartz-rich mineral fragment

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz

Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — gemstone

Clear Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Mica (Mica group (often Muscovite or Biotite)) — mineral

Mica

Mica group (often Muscovite or Biotite)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Apatite (Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Apatite

Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Apatite (Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Apatite

Calcium phosphate fluoride/chloride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Apatite (Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Apatite

Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Quartz pebble (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation (SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation

SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Blue Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Yellow Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Yellow Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Feldspar (Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)) — mineral

Feldspar

Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)

Pyrite Nodules / Weathered Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite Nodules / Weathered Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Blue Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Zoisite with Hornblende (Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with Amphibole inclusions) — metamorphic

Zoisite with Hornblende

Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with Amphibole inclusions

Magnetite Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)

Magnetite / Ironstone (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Ironstone

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Quartz vein fragment (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky to translucent quartz with iron-oxide or clay inclusions) — mineral

Quartz vein fragment

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky to translucent quartz with iron-oxide or clay inclusions

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite (Quartz (SiO₂); if quartzite, recrystallized quartz sandstone) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite

Quartz (SiO₂); if quartzite, recrystallized quartz sandstone

Likely quartz-rich stone (possibly milky quartz or quartzite) (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), or quartzite if interlocking grains are present) — mineral

Likely quartz-rich stone (possibly milky quartz or quartzite)

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), or quartzite if interlocking grains are present