Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
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Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Fuchsite
Chrome-bearing Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone/Quartzite
Sedimentary Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Sandstone (with potentially metamorphic or basaltic bands)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary amygdule minerals (likely Epidote or Chlorite)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
White Labradorite with Schorl (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Moss Agate and Hematite
Silica (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of Manganese or Iron; Hematite (Fe2O3)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar intrusive rock)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide based crypto-crystalline Quartz with Iron inclusions)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (high Orthoclase Feldspar content)
Fuchsite Schist
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist
Beryl (Aquamarine) in Matrix with Schorl
Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl) with NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Schorl)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Schist (Diamond Drill Core)
Mica Schist
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue shade)
Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Garden Quartz (Phantom Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions (often Chlorite, Hematite, or Iron)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Blue Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)