Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
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Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Gold-Bearing River Sand
Auriferous Placer Sand (Au + various minerals like SiO2 and Fe3O4)
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Ironstone Concretion (Fe2O3 - Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 (Pyroxene) and (Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Schist
Mica Schist (Variable chemistry, often rich in muscovite and biotite)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Scoria (with Iron Oxidation)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (various silicate minerals including Pyroxene and Plagioclase)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock composed of Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Schist
Schist (primarily mica-schist)
Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Iron Meteorite (Individual)
Siderite (composed of Kamacite and Taenite minerals)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Obsidian (specifically Rainbow or Silver Sheen Obsidian)
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Vesicular Basalt (commonly mistaken for Slag)
Scoriaceous Basalt (composed primarily of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (mica)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile Inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Moqui Marble (Concretion)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite-cemented Sandstone)
Galena
Galena (Lead Sulfide), PbS
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Rutile)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite).
Silver Sheen Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with impurities)
Moqui Marble (Moqui Ball)
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite cemented Sandstone)
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3 / Quarz with Dumortierite inclusions
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate)
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])
Iron Slag
Iron Slag (Industrial Vitreous Material)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)