Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
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Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron sulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Tumbled Moonstone
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Albite), KAlSi3O8
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Magnetic Sand Grain / Magnetite Pellet
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Arfvedsonite (often mistakenly sold as Astrophyllite)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Quartz fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered vesicular basalt (likely amygdaloidal basalt)
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine; cavities may contain secondary zeolites, calcite, or silica
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Blue Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Orthoclase Feldspar with Quartz
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Pyrite with Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Felsic to Mafic Metamorphic Rock)
Chalcopyrite in Quartz matrix
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with secondary Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Microcline Feldspar
KAlSi3O8
Green-speckled igneous rock, likely epidote-bearing basalt or serpentinite
Tentatively epidote-bearing basalt (compositionally uncertain from the image)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)