Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
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Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
Magnetite Sand (Black Sand)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Iolite (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate), Mg2Al4Si5O18
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein cutting through host rock
Milky and Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Albite/Oligoclase)
(Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Small rounded stone or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; likely a common quartz- or feldspar-bearing silicate fragment
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz (Rose Quartz or Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Quartz / Peach Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (with Feldspar/Mica)
Granitic Quartz / SiO2 with KAlSi3O8
Magnetite / Lodestone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite inclusions)