Lapis Lazuli
(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Complex silicate rock)
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Lapis Lazuli
(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Complex silicate rock)
Jasper and Basalt Pebble
Polymineralic lithic pebble
Banded Serpentine
Serpentine group (subgroup Lizardite or Antigorite) - Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Gneiss
Banded quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic carbonate rock, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Pink halite (rock salt)
Halite (sodium chloride, NaCl)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and breccia fragments
Pink halite (rock salt)
Halite, sodium chloride (NaCl)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (a variety of aplite)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Vesicular Basalt with Xenocrysts
Mafic Igneous Plutonic/Extrusive Complex
Sandstone (Quartzose / Feldspathic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal matrix)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Hydroxide inclusions
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded calcite (likely honey/orange calcite)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Hematite cameo or hematine imitation
Hematite (Fe₂O₃); possibly synthetic hematine or black glass
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky to translucent quartz with iron-oxide or clay inclusions
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Small weathered pebble, possibly limestone
Indeterminate carbonate-rich rock; likely calcite-bearing limestone
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cement)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (Typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Jasper with Agate Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Quartz/Chert
Jasper-Agate Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony with inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite mica inclusions
Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz in Greenstone
Metamorphic rock with quartz vein (SiO2 / mixed silicates)
Quartz geode (likely druzy quartz in chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂, with possible microcrystalline chalcedony host
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely weathered limestone or marble fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely limestone (CaCO₃), possibly recrystallized marble
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)