Granite
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
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Granite
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed typically of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron impurities)
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Limonite-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide/Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) staining
Quartz (Common or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz (Amethyst variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar (Twinning Specimen)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Feldspar variety), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Milky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Granite
Granite
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Sodalite
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Granite or Pegmatite with Mica
Granitoid
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Milky Quartz Pebble with Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bronzite
Enstatite (var. Bronzite), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Lepidolite with Quartz
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Moss Infusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Olivine (Peridot)
Olivine Group (Mg,Fe)2SiO4