Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)
Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.
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Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)
Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (principally SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (mainly SiO2 with inclusions)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon dioxide predominant composition)
Schist
Schist
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass; SiO2 content > 70%)
Popcorn
Zea mays everta (P. Wilson) (Botanical name for the corn variety)
Kyanite (Blue and Green varieties)
Kyanite (Al₂SiO₅)
Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantasite)
Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)
Dark-colored Igneous Rock (likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous) or Diabase (intrusive igneous)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Bloodstone / Heliotrope
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Garnet Schist
Garnet-bearing Mica Schist (variety of compositions, often Al2SiO5 with X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Strawberry Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with Goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or Lepidocrocite (γ-FeO(OH)) inclusions
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Druzy Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Obsidian
Obsidian (principally SiO2)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss (a metamorphic rock)
Red Jasper (beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (comprised primarily of SiO2)
Mixed collection of Quartz varieties, Chalcedony, and metamorphic pebbles
Mixed gemstones (primarily Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Schist (specifically Chlorite/Greenschist)
Chlorite Schist
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Rough Quartz (likely Rose or Amethyst variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically a Double-Terminated variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Low Quartz
Basalt (Vesicular)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene
Kyanite (Green and Blue varieties)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silica)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (various color varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)