Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock consisting primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2)
metamorphic
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Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock; primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Magnetite (or Magnetic Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Greenschist
Chlorite-actinolite schist
metamorphic
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase or Oligoclase (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Zoisite with Corundum) Member of the Epidote Group
metamorphic
Green Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
mineral
Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating)
Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)
sedimentary
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
igneous
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of phyllosilicate minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite)
sedimentary
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Mafic extrusive igneous rock with vesicles
igneous
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Granite
Granite
igneous
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily of Lazurite ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2), with Pyrite and Calcite
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
SiO2
mineral
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Mineral
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily quartz with iron oxide cement)
sedimentary
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
mineral
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Mineral
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Mineral
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
mineral
Magnetite-rich Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
sedimentary
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoraceous Basalt)
Basalt (Vesicular texture)
igneous
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
mineral
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (specifically Oligoclase variety containing hematite or goethite inclusions)", composition: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8
Mineral
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Rhodonite in Matrix
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate) - (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg,Ca)SiO3
mineral
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphic Quartzite
metamorphic
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)
mineral
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.
Metamorphic or Sedimentary (with staining)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn
Mineral
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2, often with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
sedimentary
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral