Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
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Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Mineral
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
metamorphic
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
metamorphic
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Amazonite
Microcline (variety Amazonite), K(AlSi3O8)
mineral
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Strawberry Quartz (or Hematoid Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
mineral
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
metamorphic
Epidosite
Epidosite (consisting primarily of Epidote Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Quartz SiO2)
metamorphic
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
mineral
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Greenstone (Metabaltic/Greenschist)
Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt
metamorphic
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantasite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O in Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Zoisite with Ruby / Anyolite
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with Chromian Zoisite and Tschermakite inclusions)
metamorphic
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
Corundum (Sapphire in Host Rock)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
Schist
Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)
metamorphic
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Banded Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
mineral
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
mineral
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
mineral
Agate
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
mineral
Sodalite
Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
mineral
Tourmaline (Mixed colors)
Boron silicate mineral (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al,Fe,Mn,Ti,V,Cr)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4
mineral