Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
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Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneissic Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist/Gneiss transition)
Quartz Geode or Druzy Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Otodus Shark Tooth
Otodus obliquus
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal felsic extrusive rock
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Mica Schist
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Magnetite with Pyrite or Chalcopyrite inclusions
Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Pyrite (FeS2)
Chrysocolla in Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Sedimentary Matrix
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Shale
Shale (Argillaceous sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (Quartz Arenite)
Green Aventurine (Tumbled Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
Blue Celestite (with Galena)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4) and Lead sulfide (PbS)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Peach Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite inclusions)
Breciated Limestone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary Breccia (CaCO3)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Riverstone / Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Phantom Quartz with Chlorite and Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite group minerals and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Banded Slate or Siltstone with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Protolith-derived Siltstone or Slate (varies based on degree of metamorphism)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral fillings)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)
Fluorite in Matrix
Fluorite (CaF2) within a host rock matrix