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Pegmatite

Pegmatite

Pyroxenite

Pyroxenite

Tactite

Tactite

Feldspathic Sandstone

Feldspathic Sandstone

Cordierite Hornfels

Cordierite Hornfels

Scoria (Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Glass)) — Igneous

Scoria

Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Glass)

Igneous
Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone (Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Siltstone or Mudstone

Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethitic Sandstone

sedimentary
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope) (Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)

Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)

mineral
Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore) (Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)) — mineral

Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)

Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)

mineral
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

mineral
Brick fragment (Man-made material) (N/A (Fired clay)) — man-made

Brick fragment (Man-made material)

N/A (Fired clay)

man-made
Pink Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Pink Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

metamorphic
Green Quartzite (with Hematite inclusions) (Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with various inclusions) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (with Hematite inclusions)

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with various inclusions

metamorphic
Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)

mineral
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)

mineral
Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

mineral
Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

mineral
Orange Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Orange Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

metamorphic
Eucrite Meteorite (Achondrite (Eucrite)) — meteorite

Eucrite Meteorite

Achondrite (Eucrite)

meteorite
Peridotite (Dunite) (Peridotite (comprising mainly Olivine)) — igneous

Peridotite (Dunite)

Peridotite (comprising mainly Olivine)

igneous
Red Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)) — Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct

Red Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)

Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

mineral
Scoria (Vesicular Basaltic Andesite/Scoria) — igneous

Scoria

Vesicular Basaltic Andesite/Scoria

igneous
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished) (Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)

Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F

mineral
Chalcopyrite (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

mineral
Yellow Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Yellow Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

mineral
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

mineral
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

mineral
Sodalite (Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

mineral
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

mineral
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

igneous
Pegmatite (Pegmatitic Granite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Schorl) — igneous

Pegmatite

Pegmatitic Granite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Schorl

igneous
Garnet (Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Alm: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet

Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals), formula varies e.g., Alm: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3

mineral
Blue Apatite (Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F

mineral
Scoria (Red Lava Rock) (Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — Igneous

Scoria (Red Lava Rock)

Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Igneous
Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

mineral
Rough Sapphire (possibly Yellow/Green Corundum) (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Rough Sapphire (possibly Yellow/Green Corundum)

Corundum (Al2O3)

mineral
Pyrope Garnet (Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2Si3O12)) — mineral

Pyrope Garnet

Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2Si3O12)

mineral
Arfvedsonite in Matrix (Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]) — mineral

Arfvedsonite in Matrix

Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]

mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

mineral
Scoria (Lava Rock) (Extrusive Igneous Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)) — igneous

Scoria (Lava Rock)

Extrusive Igneous Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

igneous
Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

mineral
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite) (Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)

Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))

sedimentary
Sandstone (with Concretion) (Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Concretion)

Arenite / Quartzose Sandstone

sedimentary
Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

metamorphic