Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
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Muscovite Mica (Granitic Pegmatite)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Almandine Garnet
Almandine [Fe3Al2(SiO4)3]
Lapis Lazuli
Sodalite-rich Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Red Quartzite (Ferruginous Quartz)
Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of iron oxide)
Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite/Bornite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent treated Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Milky Quartz (Tumbled)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Metagabbro / Epidote Gneiss
Epidote bearing Hornblende Gneiss
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Hematite (Tumbled)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (Common Opal/Agate inclusion)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass with hematite/magnetite inclusions)
Obsidian and Phantom Quartz
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + MgO + Fe3O4) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentine (Lizardite)
Serpentine subgroup, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite).
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH)
Moonstone (Feldspar variety)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with high iron inclusion
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (specifically Cat's Eye or Gray Moonstone)
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) with the formula (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) - (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)