Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions (Quartzite)
Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Marble
Crystalline Limestone (mostly CaCO3 / Calcium Carbonate)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary rock transitioned to metamorphic)
Quartz Vein with Host Rock (Greywacke/Siltstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Schistose metamorphic rock rich in Muscovite/Biotite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnetiferous Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite/Biotite and Almandine Garnet)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Schist (Biotite Schist)
Biotite-bearing Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite (Tumbled)
Unakite (altered granite)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Al2Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 in NaAlSi3O8)
White Marble
Calcite-rich Metasomatized Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Fairy Stone (Staurolite Concretion)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate
Agatized Chalcedony (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Pseudomorph after crocidolite
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite)
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (various silicates)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)