Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
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Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (often called Lake Superior Agate relative)
Rhyolite with Calcite/Quartz amygdules (SiO2 and secondary minerals)
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Granite (Weathered River Rock)
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone (Micaceous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Mica)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Granite cobble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Plutonic felsic igneous rock
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts (Porphyritic Basalt)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Diamond (in a metal ring setting)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Basalt with Amygdaloidal Infilling
Porphyritic or Amygdaloidal Basalt
Shale
Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)
Schist
Mica Schist
Granite (Light-colored quartz/feldspar variety)
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2 and Feldspar KAlSi3O8)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing mica)
Limonite with Hematite
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Pyromorphite on Epidote
Pyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3Cl] and Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)]
Gneiss (specifically Micaceous Gneiss)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock including secondary mineral infills)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Amphibolite (specifically Hornblende Schist/Gneiss)
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Teeth
Carcharhiniformes or Lamniformes species (common mineral: Fluorapatite/Ca5(PO4)3F)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Serpentinite (often containing Jadeite/Nephrite)
Antigorite-rich Serpentine Rock, (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chert Pebble (Jasper/Quartz variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Schist
Mica Schist
Schist
Mica Schist
Granite
Granite (Mainly SiO2 and Al2O3)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)