Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Category
Mineral, Often Found In Metamorphic Rocks But Also In Sedimentary And Igneous Rocks
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Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Biotite on Quartz
Biotite Mica (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Prehnite
Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
mineral
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Mineral
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Mineral
Magnetite / Iron Ore
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
mineral
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
gemstone
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
mineral
Epidote with Unakite characteristics
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
metamorphic
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mineral
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Faceted Clear Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Fluorite in Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Quartz/Calcite matrix
mineral
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sunstone
Aventurine Feldspar (Plagioclase Feldspar with inclusions)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
mineral
Ruby in Zoisite
Zoisite with Corundum (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) + Al2O3)
metamorphic
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Epidote (with Quartz and Feldspar)
Epidote (unakalite/unite), Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss
metamorphic
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Golden Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Quartz Boulder
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Clear or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Fluorite and Rose Quartz
Fluorite (CaF2), Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Mineral
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz / Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
mineral