Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂)
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Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂)
Marble
Marble (primarily Calcite, CaCO3 or Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2)
Quartzite (with Metamorphic Foliation)
Quartzite (Recrystallized SiO2)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with trace elements of titanium, iron, or manganese
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (composition: K-feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety) - Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Quartzite (clastic/metamorphic subtype)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral; CaCO₃)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (containing minerals of the Serpentine subgroup: Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile; formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide / Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite)
Quartz / Quartzite Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced "nice")
Prehnite with Epidote inclusions
Prehnite: Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2; Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Labradorite (tumbled)
Labradorite (a plagioclase feldspar mineral between anorthite and albite; chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Hematite (beads)
Hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
River Rock (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2) matrix
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Muscovite Schist with Quartz
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Schistose matrix
Quartz (Massive Quartz or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Soapstone (Talc-Schist)
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica Schist (with Muscovite)
Muscovite/Quartz Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)