Sandstone (specifically Cross-bedded Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
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Sandstone (specifically Cross-bedded Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)
Sandstone
Arenite
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Likely graphite-rich schist
Graphite-bearing schist, composed mainly of graphite with possible mica and quartz
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Nuummite
Nuummite (ortho-amphibole rock)
Banded gneiss
Foliated quartz–feldspar gneiss, likely with mica
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Weathered greenstone (probable)
Greenstone; likely altered mafic rock composed chiefly of chlorite, epidote, and albite
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite (primary mineral component), (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Muscovite Schist
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz and muscovite mica
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Weathered sandstone or metasedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, commonly composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Likely muscovite-bearing mica schist
Mica schist, composed mainly of quartz and mica (muscovite and/or biotite)
Banded gneiss (polished/tumbled cobble)
Gneiss, composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Volcanic Rock (composed of Calcium Carbonate, Manganese Oxides, and Arsenic Sulfides)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Greenish quartz (likely prase/chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly green chalcedony or chlorite-included quartz
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Ruby zoisite (anyolite)
Zoisite with corundum (ruby) and commonly amphibole; Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (primarily muscovite and quartz)
Granite Gneiss
Felsic Gneiss (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Likely mica-rich schist
Mica schist, composed mainly of muscovite and/or biotite with quartz and feldspar
Unakite
Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)
Dalmatian Jasper / Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline Rock (Silicon Dioxide with Amphibole inclusions)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)