Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
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Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)
Smoky Quartz (Tumbled)
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (Milky Quartz with Iron Staining)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) containing Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Soapstone / Steatite
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Magnetite (likely in Hematite or Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Nuummite
Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Greenschist (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Quartzite with inclusions
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Diorite (Gneissic)
Diorite
Quartz Pebble (Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Agatized Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood