Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic mafic rock)
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Basalt
Basalt (extrusive volcanic mafic rock)
Quartz with mica and feldspar (Pegmatite fragment)
Granitic Pegmatite (composed mainly of SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite in Matrix (often called Blue Marble or Sodalite-Syenite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite / Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 (Sodalite component)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Vesicular Basalt (Aqueous Tumbled)
Scoriaceous Basalt
Stromatolite
Stromatolite (Cyanobacteria-formed Organo-sedimentary structure)
Coal (Bituminous or Anthracite)
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock (primarily Carbon, C)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-bearing Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (with potential fossil inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium iron aluminum borosilicate), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe/Chlorite)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia / Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Moonstone (Green Moonstone / Garnierite)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Garnierite
Muscovite
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (Silicate group, X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (mica)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper (Ca2Al2Fe3+[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH))
Agate (Moss or Plume Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Purple), Sulfur (Yellow), and Blue Apatite
SiO2 (Quartz), S (Native Sulfur), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) (Apatite Group)
Epidote in Matrix (Dragon Stone variant)
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)