Peach Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
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Peach Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Garnet (likely Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite Tumbled Chips
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Potassium Feldspar
K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Kyanite (Green and Blue varieties)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Main mineral constituents: Muscovite/Biotite, Quartz, Feldspar)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant Metamorphic Rock (complex aluminosilicate)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in metamorphic host rock (likely schist or phyllite)
Magnetite / Hematite mix (Iron Ore)
Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Muscovite Mica in Quartz
Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Quartz / Iron-Stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions/staining
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Schist matrix)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartz containing Muscovite or Mica inclusions (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Quartz (chalcedony) with crocidolite inclusions, SiO2
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide - NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2Si3O12 or Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Ptygmatic Migmatite
Migmatite (consisting of Neosome and Paleosome fractions)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite in Quartz)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2)