Schist (with Iron Oxide)
Mica Schist
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Schist (with Iron Oxide)
Mica Schist
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Granite (Weathered)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions like fuchsite or chlorite
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite crystals on Marble)
Lazurite / (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6]
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Specularite (Specular Hematite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Sandstone
Quartz Sandstone (predominantly)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Basalt with Plagioclase Feldspar
Basalt (mafic extrusive igneous rock) with plagioclase feldspar phenocrysts
Basalt with Magnetite
Crystalline Basalt (Primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene) with Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
Moonstone
Adularia or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8), specifically with lamellar exsolution of albite and orthoclase.
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a type of sandstone composed of more than 90% quartz)
Bauxite Ore
Hydrated aluminum oxides (e.g., Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite ̲̲̲̲AlOOH, Diaspore ̲̲̲̲AlOOH)
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (variable mineral composition)
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Rutile)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral; composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar (Orthoclase and Plagioclase), and Mica (Biotite and/or Muscovite) and/or Amphibole)
Limonitic Gossan
Goethite/Limonite aggregate after sulfide
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite) that have been altered to limonite and then replaced by quartz
Botryoidal Chalcedony with Calcite
Chalcedony (SiO2 with accessory minerals, likely CaCO3)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper")
Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Gneiss (likely)
Gneiss
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)