Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Vesicular Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic extrusive volcanic rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (rich in silicate minerals mostly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Schist (Kyanite Schist)
Kyanite-Mica Schist (primarily Al2SiO5, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, and SiO2)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azulite in Granite (Quartz + Feldspar + Biotite + Azurite)
Sandstone (with minor quartz and possible clay components)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
Labradorite (Feldspar)
Labradorite, (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Amethyst (Polished/Carved Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Zeolite Inclusions
Porphyritic Basalt (SiO2 with Aluminosilicates)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Olivine-bearing Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Chlorite Included Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Li)6AlSi3O10(OH)8
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (specifically White Moonstone/Adularia)
Potassium aluminum silicate ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron and titanium)