Desert Rose
Gypsum (variety Selenite) - CaSO4·2H2O
mineral
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Mineral (Specifically, A Variety Of The Mineral Species Pyrope Almandine Garnet)
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Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
igneous
Basalt with Epidote Veining
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Rock) with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
igneous
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
mineral
Red Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
mineral
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
sedimentary
Gneiss
Gneiss
metamorphic
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
mineral
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Limonite (Gossan)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
mineral
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Cryptocrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Polished Picasso jasper
Silicified carbonate rock, commonly marketed as Picasso jasper; composition varies and is not a single mineral species
metamorphic
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Hematite (Iron(III) oxide) - Fe2O3
mineral
Fancy Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
mineral
Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate color)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
mineral
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (specifically showing adularescence)
Mineral
Milky Quartz or Moonstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
metamorphic
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Limonite/goethite-rich ironstone
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock with dominant Alkali Feldspar
igneous
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety: Chalcedony
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Schist
Mica schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist with quartz and feldspar
metamorphic
Jasper (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
sedimentary
Polished serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and/or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Potassium Feldspar)
mineral
Schist
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
sedimentary
Jasper (specifically Yellow/Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
sedimentary
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
mineral and glass
Agate (specifically a Banded Agate with a Quartz Druzy center)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral