Greenstone
Greenschist (containing chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
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Greenstone
Greenschist (containing chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Banded Agate (specifically Chalcedony nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Carnelian
Carnelian Chalcedony (SiO2)
Fluorite (likely)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Red Porphyry)
Porphyritic Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Indian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Smoky Quartz (with Hematite inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
K2 Azurite Granite / K2 Stone
Granite (igneous rock) with Azurite inclusions (mineral)
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Granite (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basaltic Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt/Andesite)
Pyrite (on Quartz/Host Rock)
Iron Sulfide (FeS₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Granite Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss)
Yooperlite (Sodalite-bearing Syenite)
Sodalite-rich Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Blue Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)
Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Carnelian Agate/Jasper blend
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Sea Glass-like Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide); NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pink Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O) with inclusions
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)