Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
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Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) Rock
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnet-Mica Schist (X-Y)3Z2(SiO4)3
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Garden Quartz (Lodolite)
Quartz with inclusions (SiO2 + various inclusions such as Chlorite, Hematite, or Feldspar)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite point
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Magnetite (Small Granule)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite), SiO2
Hematite (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxides)
Banded Onyx (Mexican Onyx / Travertine)
Calcite (CaCO3) - Banded Travertine
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Phyllosilicate)
Schist with Quartz Vein
Mica Schist with Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (or Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt