Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Category
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Shale
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3; Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with inclusions
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral group; typically Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 (Almandine) or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 (Pyrope)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Geode (unopened)
Chert / Chalcedony Geode (SiO2)
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Coarse-grained Quartz with Feldspar inclusions
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Orthoclase/Plagioclase Feldspar inclusions
Foliated Gneiss (River-Worn Pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe-Mg silicate rich)
Quartzite (Yellow/Iron-stained Quartz)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Granite with Orthoclase and Hematite Staining
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Quartzite Pebble (with Iron Inclusions)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH impurities)
Basalt with Epidote Veins
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement fragment)
Artificial conglomerate / Bitumen-Aggregate mixture
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (Uncut Crystal)
Carbon (C)
Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Bull Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite and other associated minerals)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock with secondary mineral infilling)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)
Caribbean Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3) with Aragonite (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, complex silicate)