Azurite in Matrix
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) in Rhyolite or Sandstone matrix
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Azurite in Matrix
Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2) in Rhyolite or Sandstone matrix
White Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Calcium Fluorophosphate - Ca5(PO4)3F
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Pyrite in Slate
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Low-grade Metamorphic Rock
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Calcium Aluminum Silicate with Aluminum Oxide impurities)
Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Phyllite
Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Dendritic Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartzite with Mica
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 + Mica phyllosilicates)
Sandstone with Ironstone Concretion
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite nodules (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Limonite with Galena
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) and PbS (Galena)
Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Limonite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Green Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Schist
Schist (various mineral compositions)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartz Vein in Rhyolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Tiger Iron / Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeOOH)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Sandstone Pebble with Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rhyolite
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Chakra Tumbled Stone Set
Various (including Amethyst [SiO2], Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2], Green Aventurine [SiO2], Red Jasper [SiO2], etc.)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusion
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with SiO2 or CaCO3 vein
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite inclusions
Orbicular Granite
Orbicular Granidiorite / Plutonic Igneous Rock
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)