Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
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Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Milky Quartz (Common Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Combination of Corundum and Zoisite)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Schist
Mica Schist
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Chatoyant Quartz (Cat's Eye Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Amphibole or Rutile
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Quartz (Milky Quartz / Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Grey Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite (River Rock specimen)
Granite / Pegmatite (composed of SiO2, KAlSi3O8, and NaAlSi3O8)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed mainly of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Biotite Mica
K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2
Granatic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
Unakite
Unakite (an altered granite composed of Epidote, Orthoclase, and Quartz)
Unakite or Epidosite
Epidosite (Mineral composition: Epidote, Feldspar, and Quartz)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (calc-alkaline phaneritic igneous rock)