Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
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Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Epidote (Unakite variety)
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock containing Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Coquina / Shelly Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (composed of CaCO3)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite (Rock composed of Epidote Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, and Quartz SiO2)
Collection of Minerals and Ores
Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Radiolarite
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Sandstone (clastic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily composed of SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite with inclusions (often Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite), SiO2
Banded Gneiss (with possible weathered sulfide or iron staining)
Gneiss, potentially with iron oxide/hydroxide staining (e.g., limonite) or weathered sulfides
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Chert (varietal: Flint Pitted Pebble)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentine rock (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a rock type, not a specific mineral with a formula)
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Calcite (likely a tumbled specimen)
Calcite (CaCO 3 )
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Mica (Biotite and Muscovite) in Matrix
Potassium aluminum silicate with iron/magnesium (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Sandstone (Flagstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Sandstone
Arenite
Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix
Dacite
Dacite (Intermediate volcanic rock)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Intermediate-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Dyed Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthorhombic amphiboles: Anthophyllite and Gedrite)