Chiastolite (Andalusite)
Al2SiO5
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Chiastolite (Andalusite)
Al2SiO5
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite component), a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite
Zebra Jasper (usually a trade name for Serpentine or Basalt blend)
Antigorite/Chrysotile (Serpentine family) - Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Garnet (Almandine variety)
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Jade (specifically Nephrite or Jadeite beads)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (chromium-rich mica)
Epidote-bearing Granite (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Granite
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (Rough)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Rough Tanzanite
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milk Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (mixed silicate minerals)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Dalmation Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (Microgranite/Aplite), SiO2 with inclusions of Arfvedsonite
Conglomerate with Quartz Inclusions
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock) with internal Quartz (SiO2)
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fuchsite mica inclusions)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Milky Quartz (with Iron Oxide staining)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Shale
Shale (comprised mostly of clay minerals and quartz)
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Slate
Slate (Foliated metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and muscovite or illite)
Stiped Slate Beach Pebble
Low-grade Metamorphic Slate with Quartz Vein (SiO2 on Phyllosilicate base)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Al2Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 in NaAlSi3O8)
Slate
Slate (Regional metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically includes Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 and Quartz SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)