Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
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Mica in Quartz Host
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Fragment
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled)
Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade/Calcite-heavy)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Sodalite (blue beads) and Clear Quartz (clear beads)
Sodalite: Na4Al3Si3O12Cl; Quartz: SiO2
Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Fulgurite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite-rich variety)
Charoite
K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O
Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Zoisite with inclusions of Hornblende and Ruby (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Milky Quartz Vein with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock / Anthophyllite-Gedrite blend)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Crocidolite or Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions like Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Marble
Marbles are primarily composed of calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) or dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2).
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Schist/Quartz Matrix
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (combination of Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) and Al2O3:Cr)
Magnetite (likely in Hematite or Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz (Granular Milky Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium iron aluminum borosilicate), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)