Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate minerals
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sandstone (Banded)
Arenite
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite with Quartz coating
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride, CaF2
Quartz Druze on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Granite
Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Native Copper in Basalt
Cuprum (with Host Basalt)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Diorite (Salt and Pepper Rock)
Diorite
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Rainbow Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Greisen
Greisen
Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)
Greisen
Selenite (variety of Gypsum)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
River Stones (Quartzite and Sandstone)
Quartzite / Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominant)
Schist
Mica Schist
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock predominantly containing quartz, K-feldspar, and plagioclase)