Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
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Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2), a variety of Actinolite-Tremolite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Al2O3·2H2O (principally composed of gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (composed of Microcrystalline Silica/SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Granitoid (Granite/Gneiss)
Granitoid silicate rock, primarily quartz and feldspar
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz and/or feldspar)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group: Serpentine; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Schist with Biotite and Quartz
Biotite-Quartz Schist (Fe,Mg,Al silicate mix)
Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Sandstone (Grooved/Weathered)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz and Lithic fragments)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile) (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Moss Agate
Moss Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Limonitic Gossan (predominantly FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz / Chalcedony: SiO2)