Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Basalt with Jasper Veining
Basaltic Rock with Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Basalt with Plagioclase Microphenocrysts
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composition of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Diorite (with Iron Staining)
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Bumble Bee Jasper
Volcanic Tuff (mixture of SiO2, CaCo3, S, and As2S3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Arfvedsonite in Matrix
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Rainbow Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)
Celadonite in Amygdaloidal Basalt
K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2 (Celadonite mineral) within a Basalt matrix
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acid Igneous Rock)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-Epidote Schist
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)