Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
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Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Scoria (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Schist
Schist
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Cinnabar
Cinnabar (HgS)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile (TiO2) inclusions
Basalt
Basalt
Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)
Greisen
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral; CaCO₃)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock, not a single mineral; primary mineral is Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Fuchsite Quartzite
Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Dark Igneous Rock (Likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or Diabase (intrusive igneous rock - also known as Dolerite), largely composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene (augite), and sometimes olivine and amphibole. Exact mineralogy would require thin section analysis.
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)