Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
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Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
mineral
Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mineral
River Stone (River Pebble)
River Stone (Composition: primarily Quartzite, Chalcedony, and silicate minerals)
sedimentary
Gold Ore (in Quartz/Gossan matrix)
Native Gold (Au) in Limonite/Quartz matrix
mineral
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
metamorphic
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mix including Lazurite, Pyrite, and Calcite)
metamorphic
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
mineral
Greenstone (Diabase or Metabasalt)
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss
metamorphic
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
metamorphic
Greenstone
Greenschist
metamorphic
Greenstone with Quartz Veining
Epidiorite or Metabasalt with SiO2 (Quartz) veins
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Metamorphic
Amber and Citrine Quartz
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Citrine)
mineral
Biotite Schist (likely)
Biotite Schist (rock), Biotite (mineral)
Metamorphic
Garnet-Bearing Gneiss
Almandine-Garnet Gneiss
metamorphic
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
mineral
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar)
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
mineral
River Cobble (Gneiss/Migmatite)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
metamorphic
Pyrite (Fools Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Schist)
Metabasalt (composed primarily of Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Chlorite (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
metamorphic
Diorite (Gneissic)
Diorite
igneous
Dragon Stone (Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper inclusions (varied SiO2 and Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
metamorphic
Citrine (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz (Double-Terminated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss
metamorphic
Amethyst on Agate/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Green Quartz (Prasiolite variant or Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
metamorphic
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Pyrite (Iron Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral