Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline), KAlSi3O8
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Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline), KAlSi3O8
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Corundum
Corundum (Aluminium oxide, Al2O3)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminium oxide with chromium (Al₂O₃:Cr)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Pyrite or Chalcopyrite specimen (Gold-colored mineral coating)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Gold-colored Chalcopyrite or Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Blue Apatite
Calcium Fluorophosphate - Ca5(PO4)3F
Amazonite
Amazonite (Microcline Feldspar) K(AlSi3O8)
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz-rich hydrothermal vein; primarily quartz (SiO₂), with minor iron oxides and possibly feldspar or mica
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tumbled black tourmaline
Schorl tourmaline, NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Labradorite (likely)
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hypersthene (or Enstatite/Ferrosilite)
Orthopyroxene series (Mg,Fe)SiO3 - specifically, historically hypersthene (intermediate member) now referred to as Enstatite (Mg-rich) or Ferrosilite (Fe-rich)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely garnet crystal
Garnet-group silicate; species cannot be determined from the image
Quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky to translucent quartz with iron-oxide or clay inclusions
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); if quartzite, recrystallized quartz sandstone
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz with Chalcopyrite (or Pyrite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Silicate mineral group (e.g., Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2