Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
igneous
Category
Mineral Like Biological Tissue
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Pink Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
igneous
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
igneous
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
sedimentary
Dendritic Opal
Opalized Chalcedony with Manganese Inclusions (SiO2 · nH2O)
mineral
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Manufactured Glass (Simulant)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
metamorphic
Granodiorite Core
Granodiorite
igneous
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
metamorphic
Smoky Quartz (Rough Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3/FeO(OH))
mineral
Biotite on Matrix
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)
mineral
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
metamorphic
Jasper with Quartz inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Rough Emerald/Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace amounts of Chromium or Vanadium
mineral
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate
mineral
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
mineral
Sandstone (Green/Yellow Siltstone variant)
Arenite or Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with mineral staining)
sedimentary
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Titanium Dioxide (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Mineral
Quartz (Double-Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites/Oxide coatings
Arenite with Pyrolusite and Romanechite (MnO2)
sedimentary
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Jadeite and Mixed Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Corundum (Al2O3), Beryl (Be3Al2(Si6O18))
mineral
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
metamorphic
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
igneous
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8) - Microcline
mineral
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
igneous
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsine inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
mineral
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
mineral
Fossiliferous Chert with Brachiopod Impression
Chert (SiO2) containing Brachiopoda fossil remains
sedimentary
Agate Geode
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Geode with Goethite/Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
mineral
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
sedimentary
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
igneous
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
sedimentary