Gneiss (specifically a Hornblende Gneiss or Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mafic minerals)
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Gneiss (specifically a Hornblende Gneiss or Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mafic minerals)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO2 with mineral inclusions)
Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicates)
Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Hematitic Siltstone
Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) in Ferriferous Matrix
Fuchsite in Quartz
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in SiO2
Greenstone (metamorphosed basalt)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or altered sandstone
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Seven Chakra Bonded Stone
Bonded composite of Red Jasper, Carnelian, Tiger's Eye, Aventurine, Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, and Clear Quartz
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (a metamorphic rock)
Garnet
Garnet group [X3Y2(SiO4)3]
Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)
Purple Aventurine
Quartzite with Lepidolite (SiO2 + K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Greenschist (containing Epidote and Quartz)
Greenschist (Epidote-Chlorite-Actinolite Schist)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone (Metabaltic/Greenschist)
Chlorite schist / Meta-basalt
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Pyrite Nodule
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Tumbled pale quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Agate (Polished Nodule)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)