Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions
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Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions
Pink Granite (Gneissic transition)
Pink Biotite Granite
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
White Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Quartzite (Onyx Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (chiefly SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment (SiO2)
Jasper Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Siliceous Conglomerate (Quartz and Jasper clasts in a fine-grained matrix)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%-97%)
Quartz with Mica (likely Muscovite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Coal (Anthracite)
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Garnet in Matrix (likely Almandine in Quartz/Mica Schist)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz-Feldspar host rock
Quartzite with Iron Banding
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Serpentine with Quartz Vein
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4 with SiO2 veins
Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Slate
Slate (a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock). Mineral composition: Primarily composed of mica minerals (muscovite, chlorite, sericite) and quartz, with minor amounts of hematite, pyrite, and other accessory minerals.
Quartz with Schist Inclusion
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) with inclusions of Mica
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Quartzite (Banded)
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 with impurities)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Feldspar-rich Quartzite
Meta-arkose (Quartz-Feldspar Quartzite)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Quartzite with Chert inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Mudstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins)
Hydrothermally veined Basalt (SiO2/CaCO3 intrusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)