Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss and Igneous Rock Collection
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss) / Igneous Rocks
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Green Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Fuchsite or Chlorite variety)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneiss/Schist (approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Quartzite with Mica / Gneiss Pebble
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica aggregate)
Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock
Amphibolite
Amphibolite (rich in amphibole and plagioclase feldspar)
Garnet and Quartz
Pyrope or Almandine (Red Garnets) and Quartz (Center Stone)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Garnet
Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Orange Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace elements)
K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline / Orthoclase, KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz with possible inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase Feldspar KAlSi3O8 / Albite NaAlSi3O8
Quartz (Clear or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Citrine/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate)
Red Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (Silicate group, X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)
White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)