Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Magnetite / Iron Ore (likely Hematite-Magnetite mix)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Red Sandstone (Siltstone/Mudstone variety)
Ferruginous Sandstone (composed primarily of Quartz with Hematite cementation)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz/Citrine Type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Peridotite
Peridotite (composed largely of Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Lapis Lazuli
Complex metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2), Calcite, and Pyrite
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Vein)
Basalt (SiO2+MgO+FeO) or Siltstone with a Quartz (SiO2) or Calcite (CaCO3) vein
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Schist
Mica Schist
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Epidote in Matrix (Dragon Stone variant)
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Potassium Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Chatoyant Quartz (Cat's Eye Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Amphibole or Rutile
Geode (Unopened)
Chalcedony/Quartz Geode (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (muscovite-biotite schist)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
Cr-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite with Calcite Accretion
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with CaCO3 coating)
Basalt (Vesicular or Porphyritic)
Basalt (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Fluorite and Rose Quartz
Fluorite (CaF2), Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite
Metamorphic rock (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock