Moonstone (Blue Flash)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8), a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
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Moonstone (Blue Flash)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8), a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Milky Quartz or Moonstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Talc (Soapstone variety)
Talc (Hydrated magnesium silicate) - Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca)SiO3
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite
Goethite/Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O replacing Pyrite FeS2
Unakite
Unakite Epidosite (composite of Epidote, Orthoclase, and Quartz)
Fish Fossil in Limestone
Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Sandstone (SiO2 with various trace minerals)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (General mineral composition: Calcite/CaCO₃ or Silica/SiO₂)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline rock (primarily Feldspar and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin) - C10H16O
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Rugose Coral)
Antophyllum (Hexagonaria) or Scleractinia (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Chert / Chalcedony
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Amber (C10H16O)
Laterite (Iron-rich bauxite or Gossan)
Ferricrete (Fe2O3·nH2O)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue Tiger's Eye
Crocidolite in Quartz (altered)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Metagraywacke
Metamorphosed basaltic or sedimentary rock (Complex Silicate)