Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
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Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Schist
Mica Schist
Metaconglomerate
Protolith: Conglomerate (comprising SiO2, Al2O3, etc.)
Golden Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite with Quartz)
Mica Schist with Iron Staining
Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
White Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions
River Quartzite / Tumble-Polished Quartz
Quartzite (SiO2)
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)
Chakra Tumbled Stone Set
Various (including Amethyst [SiO2], Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2], Green Aventurine [SiO2], Red Jasper [SiO2], etc.)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆) with Chromium or Vanadium impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Quartz Pebble (Citrine-colored or Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase Feldspar with inclusions)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite crystals on Marble)
Lazurite / (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6]
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide; NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Yellow Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)