Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite Nodule
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2 - NaAlSi3O8)
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)
Ferruginous Sandstone with Limonite/Goethite coating (Fe2O3·H2O)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper (Ca2Al2Fe3+[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH))
Granodiorite / Granite
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Limestone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3 with SiO2 or CaCO3 intrusions)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Lizard Stone/Septarian Chalcedony)
Epidote with Black Hornblende and White Quartz mixture
Nuummite
Nuummite (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan/Ironstone)
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite cement (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet)
Quartz (SiO2)
Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt (primarily SiO2, MgO, FeO, and CaO)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (SiO2 with Arfvedsonite)
Sandstone Cobble
Clastic Sedimentary (Sandstone)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Major minerals include Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Sandstone (with potentially high Feldspar/Arkose content)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 dominated)
Green Schist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8), specifically the variety showing adularescence
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (a peralkaline igneous rock consisting of Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-rich Quartzite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (likely Siltstone)
Arenite or Siltstone (high SiO2 content)