Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz (Common Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Parti Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Glacial Cobble (likely Granitic or Gneissic)
Granite/Gneiss Glacial Erratic
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Chlorapatite / Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Schist (specifically Mica Schist)
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Biotite)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnet-Mica Schist (X-Y)3Z2(SiO4)3
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Blue Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist (Micaceous)
Mica Schist
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-metamorphic rock)