Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Category
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Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (mainly SiO2)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)
Arkose (rich in feldspar)
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
Orange Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite)
Satin Spar - Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Epidote (likely Pistacite in Epidosite rock)
Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)
Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety)
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
River Rock (Quartzite/Chert conglomerate)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Garnet
Almandine formula: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Yellow Apatite Sphere (Polished)
Fluorapatite / Ca5(PO4)3F
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium trace impurities)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Emerald with Matrix (Emerald in Mica Schist)
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃, Calcium Carbonate)
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Corundum
Corundum (Al2O3)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Riverstone Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite phyllosilicates)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Igneous Rock
River Rock (likely Quartzite or Quartz-rich Siltstone)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly composed of Muscovite or Biotite silicates)
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Granodiorite (Gneissic Pebble)
Granodiorite displaying minor foliation
Quartzite with Hematite staining
Quartzite (SiO2)
Onyx Marble (also commonly called Onyx)
Calcite (CaCO3), often with other mineral impurities