Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite micas)
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Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite micas)
Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal or Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Iron-stained Quartz (with Limonite/Hematite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (FeO(OH) or Fe2O3)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions), SiO2
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite (Fe2O3)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fire Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with layers of Limonite/Goethite
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt with Plagioclase Microphenocrysts
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-like or Favosites)
Anthozoa (Fossilized Coral)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Talc (Soapstone variety)
Talc (Hydrated magnesium silicate) - Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 - Muscovite component)
Dragon Stone
Ohko Stone (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)
Basalt with Quartz Veins
Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite in Quartz)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Matrix)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Schist
Mica Schist
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Hematite
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide with titanium coating (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Blue Quartz with Dumortierite/Magnesio-riebeckite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) containing Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Diorite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and hornblende)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)