Chromium (Chrome)
Chromium (Cr)
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Chromium (Chrome)
Chromium (Cr)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral, Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (derived from granitic protolith)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Fossiliferous Limestone with Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda in calcitic matrix
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag
Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants
Granite
Intrusive igneous felsic rock
Sandstone (with ripple marks)
Arenite / Quartz Sandstone
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Biotite on Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Knightia Fossil in Limestone
Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone
Dyed Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains, primarily SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Indigo Gabbro (also known as Mystic Merlinite)
Gabbro (composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and minor Magnetite/Ilmenite)
Garnet Rhyolite
Rhyolite (high-silica volcanic rock) with almandine/spessartine garnet
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert (Agatized/Chalcedony variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)
Granite
Granitoid
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, and Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite
Mica-rich Pegmatite
Pegmatite (rich in Muscovite and Biotite)
Sodalite
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)