Dragon Blood Jasper (Dragon Stone / Epidote-Piemontite/Jasper rock)
Epidote with Piemontite / Chalcedony aggregate
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Dragon Blood Jasper (Dragon Stone / Epidote-Piemontite/Jasper rock)
Epidote with Piemontite / Chalcedony aggregate
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Andesite
Intermediate Volcanic Rock (Andesite)
Serpentine-rich rock (possibly lizardite/serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals such as lizardite, antigorite, or chrysotile
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals from the serpentine group Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Likely slate
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed mainly of mica-group minerals, chlorite, and quartz
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Quartz (SiO2) with impurities (Epidote/Amphibole)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Rounded greenish metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Banded gneiss (likely granitic gneiss)
Foliated gneiss composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark biotite/amphibole
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F (Calcium Fluorophosphate)
Banded quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely quartzite or quartz-mica schist)
Quartzite/schist composed chiefly of SiO₂ quartz with mica, feldspar, and iron-oxide or copper-colored accessory minerals
Sandstone (Tumbled/River Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Tumbled purple stone, likely amethyst-bearing quartzite or dyed quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline quartzite; purple color may be from iron-related amethyst or artificial dye
Likely serpentinite (serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Weathered granitic boulder
Granite, typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Schist
Schist; commonly mica schist, composed chiefly of muscovite/biotite mica with quartz and feldspar
Schist
Mica Schist
Layered metamorphic rock, possibly banded gneiss
Gneiss (tentative; exact identification requires closer examination)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (approx. 20-60% quartz, 35-90% feldspar)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Blue sodalite-bearing rock, possibly lapis lazuli
Sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), likely in a feldspathoid-rich aggregate
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Weathered, iron-stained quartz-rich rock (possibly quartzite)
Likely quartzite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂); identification is provisional from the image
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Seashell (Calcium Carbonate)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Metamorphic Rock (composed predominantly of SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Likely blue-gray slate
Slate, a fine-grained rock composed mainly of mica-group minerals and quartz