Honey Calcite (Yellow Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Honey Calcite (Yellow Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2)
Wonderstone (Liesegang Sandstone)
Silicified Sandstone with Liesegang Rings (SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Granitoid (with Epidote and Orthoclase)
Crystalline Felsic Intrusive Rock (containing SiO2, KAlSi3O8, and Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Dendrite (Manganese Oxide Dendrites)
Psilomelane or Pyrolusite on Matrix (typically MnO2)
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated silicate of potassium, sodium, calcium, barium and strontium): (K,Sr,Ba)(Na,Ca)2[Si4O10](OH,f)·H2O
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite, Gray Moonstone, and White Feldspar Mix
Multiple: MnSiO3 (Rhodonite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar/Moonstone)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%-97%)
Turquoise
Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital sedimentary rock)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 with Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Milky or Greenish Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar content)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant Metamorphic Rock (complex aluminosilicate)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)