Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
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Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist
Mica Schist
Rose Quartz and Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite
Chert (specifically Blue Chert/Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium iron aluminum borosilicate), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Satin Spar (Selenite Gypsum Sphere)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Granite (Core Sample)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Chert (often called Flint when dark or worked)
Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Garnet
Garnet group [X3Y2(SiO4)3]
Green Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Garnet-Bearing Schist
Almandine Garnet Micaceous Schist
Tumbled Clear Quartz and Citrine Points
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Grey Chalcedony (Tumbled Moon)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Banded Agate
Agate (Microcrystalline Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically tan/pink variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Magnesium aluminum silicate (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3) or Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Barite Rose on Marcasite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) on Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Garnet (specifically Almandine or Pyrope)
Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz Druzy on Matrix (likely Agate or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Orange Quartzite / River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Recrystallized Sandstone
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with iron staining
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Jasper and Quartz River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with inclusions of hematite or ilmenite)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)