Prehnite on Basalt
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
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Prehnite on Basalt
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Blue Sapphire (faceted in jewelry)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodium aluminum silicate chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Hematite (Iron(III) oxide) - Fe2O3
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Mica inclusions (SiO2)
Magnetite (likely with weathered Limonite/Hematite)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) with iron oxide weathering
Rhodolite Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pyrite (on Quartz matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminium Oxide with Chromium impurities, Al2O3:Cr)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Almandine Garnet
Almandite (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Ruby (Raw/Rough)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace)
Chrome Diopside
Diopside (Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - CaMgSi2O6 + Cr
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite).
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)