Basalt (Weathered Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene
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Basalt (Weathered Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Basalt and Quartz pebbles
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) and Quartz (SiO2)
Black Obsidian and Hematite
Volcanic Glass (SiO2) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Obsidian and Phantom Quartz
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + MgO + Fe3O4) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Amethyst and Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities iron (Amethyst) and aluminum/radiation (Smoky Quartz)
Citrine
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Moonstone (Tumbled)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Albite
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase/Albite (KAlSi3O8 / NaAlSi3O8) with Adularescence
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Snowflake Obsidian and Green Aventurine
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions) and Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Basalt
Basalt
Magnetite Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)