Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg,Fe)SiO3)
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Mica (likely muscovite)
Muscovite mica, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
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Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite / Quartz display specimens
Zinc Iron Sulfide (Zn,Fe)S with Quartz (SiO2) / Aquamarine / Fluorite
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Serpentinite
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile; approximate formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Blue Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
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Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
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Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO3)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Feldspar
Feldspar (Orthoclase/Microcline)
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Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
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Feldspar (Plagioclase / Potassium Feldspar)
Feldspar Group (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
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Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
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Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite/Chrysotile group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
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K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
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Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Potassium Alveolar Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
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Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals)
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Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
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Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar / Orthoclase)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
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Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
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Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2Si3O12)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Lapis Lazuli
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1-2 (primarily containing Lazurite with inclusions of Calcite and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Polished decorative stone spheres
Mixed material; individual spheres may be agate, jasper, quartz, or other ornamental minerals
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Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
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Feldspar (with Quartz / Iron Staining)
Potassium Feldspar / Plagioclase (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 to CaAl2Si2O8)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride) - Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
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Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
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Potassium Feldspar (Orthoclase / Microcline)
KAlSi3O8
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Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
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Likely serpentine or weathered greenstone pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly chlorite–actinolite greenstone
metamorphic
Mica
Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)
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Tumbled jasper, likely picture jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide pigments
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