Quartz (Pink / Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Pink / Ferruginous)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly occurring in nepheline-syenite rocks
Unakite Epidote-Granite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline rock (primarily Feldspar and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Cloudy Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Prehnite
Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Red granite (likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, with iron-oxide staining
Iron-stained granitic or volcanic rock
Probable weathered granite/granodiorite with iron-oxide alteration; exact identification requires testing
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Glacial Granite with Epidote
Granite featuring Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Feldspar Diorite/Rhyolite
Blue apatite (likely dyed or enhanced)
Apatite group; fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F, is the common blue variety
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Labradorite (in rough matrix)
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz with Mica
SiO2 (Quartz) with Potassium aluminum silicate (Muscovite)
Quartz with Epidote
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Pink Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Granite or Rhyolite Porphyry
Porphyritic intrusive/extrusive igneous rock
Talc Schist / Soapstone
Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Rough amber-colored quartz or calcite fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Granite
Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock