Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Lapis Lazuli
Complex mixture of minerals (lazurite, calcite, pyrite, and sodalite); (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Prehnite
Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Green Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Eclogite
Eclogite (Pyrope garnet and Omphacite pyroxene)
Prasiolite (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (Corundum, Al2O3) in Zoisite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities and natural radiation influence)
Quartz (Milky or Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Moss or Dendritic Agate)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotit-Muscovite Schist)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald In Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, along with Calcite and Pyrite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky and Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (composed of alternate layers of orthoclase and albite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, albite, and epidote)
Epidosite (Epidote-rich rock)
Epidotalite (primarily Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))