Granite
Granite
Category
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Granite
Granite
Quartzite River Rock with Dendrites
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone with Manganese Oxide (MnO2) inclusions
Kyanite (in Schist Matrix)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate
Gabbro
Phaneritic Mafic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble/Cobble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite in Quartz)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - Chromium-rich Muscovite
Verde Antique Marble (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Fancy Jasper or Bloodstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (Iron oxides/silicates)
Fancy Jasper (Multicolor Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene
Sandstone Clast
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Ruby in Fuchsite (often sold as Ruby in Zoisite)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous volcanic silicate (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Pearl (likely Freshwater or Akoya Cultured)
Aragonite / Conchiolin composite (CaCO3)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile Inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Red Garnet
Pyrope-Almandine series (Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 to Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Hematite (beads)
Hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Agate (specifically, likely a geode slice or nodule)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, with chemical formula SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Soapstone / Steatite
Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
River Pebbles (Sandstone and Quartzite)
SiO2 (Quartz) dominated clastic rocks
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)