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Carbonatite

Coal

Conglomerate

Metabasalt

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Glauconite

Quartzite Sandstone

Quartzite Sandstone

Eulysite

Migmatite

Breccia

Anthracite

Hutcheonite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Hematite (Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Milky Quartz (Water-worn pebble/nodule) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Water-worn pebble/nodule)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Greenschist (Greenstone) (Chlorite schist (primarily Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite-Albite)) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Greenstone)

Chlorite schist (primarily Chlorite-Epidote-Actinolite-Albite)

Greenschist (Greenschist (composed mainly of actinolite/tremolite, chlorite, and epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (composed mainly of actinolite/tremolite, chlorite, and epidote)

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore) (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with Bornite (Cu5FeS4) oxidation) — mineral

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with Bornite (Cu5FeS4) oxidation

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) — mineral

Epidote

Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)

Rainbow Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire) (Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire)

Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)

Small polished pink-and-white mineral pebble (Likely rose quartz or pale pink quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Small polished pink-and-white mineral pebble

Likely rose quartz or pale pink quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Greenshist / Chlorite Schist (Chlorite schist (contains (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)) — metamorphic

Greenshist / Chlorite Schist

Chlorite schist (contains (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)

Green Aventurine (Carved) (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variant) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O(OH)2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine (Carved)

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variant) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O(OH)2)

Corundum (Ruby Variety) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Corundum (Ruby Variety)

Corundum (Al2O3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Citrine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Citrine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Moonstone (Adularia / Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Moonstone

Adularia / Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Smoky Quartz (Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Chlorite-actinolite schist

Pyrite (Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

Greenstone (Greenschist) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist

Seven Chakra Bonded Stone (Bonded composite of Red Jasper, Carnelian, Tiger's Eye, Aventurine, Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, and Clear Quartz) — metamorphic

Seven Chakra Bonded Stone

Bonded composite of Red Jasper, Carnelian, Tiger's Eye, Aventurine, Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, and Clear Quartz

Orthoclase Feldspar (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Likely dark rounded pebbles (Indeterminate; possibly basalt or a dark mafic mineral such as hornblende/biotite) — mineral

Likely dark rounded pebbles

Indeterminate; possibly basalt or a dark mafic mineral such as hornblende/biotite

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)) — mineral

Rough Green Sapphire (Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with trace elements)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3)

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions

Chalcopyrite (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or Pyrope (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Orthoclase Feldspar (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Orthoclase Feldspar

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Muscovite Mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2

Almandine Garnet (Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — mineral

Almandine Garnet

Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Garnet (Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet

Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

Amphibolite with Hornblende (Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Amphibolite with Hornblende

Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Greenschist (Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)) — metamorphic

Greenschist

Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)