Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
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Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Greenstone (Epidosite)
Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Garnet and Quartz
Pyrope or Almandine (Red Garnets) and Quartz (Center Stone)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sand and Gravel (Quartz-rich)
Unconsolidated fluvial/beach sediment (primarily Silica/SiO2)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium iron aluminum borosilicate), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia / Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Moonstone (Green Moonstone / Garnierite)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions of Garnierite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)