Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
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Smoky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Orange Aventurine (Sunstone-style Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Hematite inclusions
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli (Simulated)
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Fuchsite in Quartz
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Nuummite
Nuummite (mixture of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)
Ruby in Kyanite
Corundum (Al2O3) in Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Nuummite
Antigorite-Anthophyllite complex
Nuummite
Antophyllite-Gedrite (Orthorhombic amphiboles)
Quartz (Quartzite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite, biotite, and quartz)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (amphibole mineral); Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6 (pyroxene mineral)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz, SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist or metabasalt depending on specific composition
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Serpentine Schist with Quartz Vein
Serpentine Schist (a type of Metamorphic rock). The white band is likely Quartz (SiO2).
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
River Cobble (Salt and Pepper Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals (lazurite, calcite, pyrite, and sodalite); (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)