Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)
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Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (complex metamorphic silicate rock)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Basalt)
Clastic Sedimentary (Siltstone) or Mafic Igneous (Basalt)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Fe, Ni)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Chert (Quartz Variety)
Chert (mostly SiO2 / Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase or Andesine (Feldspar Group), (Ca,Na)((Al,Si)4O8)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Blue Apatite
Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet & Tumbled Citrine Quartz
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Garnet) and SiO2 (Quartz)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (likely in Hematite or Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milk/Citrine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Twinning Specimen)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)