Decomposed Granite
Grano-diorite/Granite-residuum (SiO2 primary)
Category
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Decomposed Granite
Grano-diorite/Granite-residuum (SiO2 primary)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerenes / Carbon-60)
Basalt with Quartz Veining
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock) with SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) veins
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Biotite Schist (with Garnet and Pyrite)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 (Biotite focus)
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Pale Rose or Milky Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)
Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion
Quartz Vein (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite staining
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Quartz / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz (or Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Caliche
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock with Secondary Carbonate Crust
Epidote in Quartz
Quartz with Epidote inclusions (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) inclusions)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Gravel variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)