Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
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Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Mica) KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
Rose Quartz Chips
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Quartz)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of dumortierite or titanium (SiO2)
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Biotite (Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Garnet (Almandine)
Almandine, Fe3Al2Si3O12
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Morganite (Pink Beryl)
Beryllium aluminum silicate Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Garnet
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates with general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral), (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Schorl (Black Tourmaline)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite [Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2]
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (containing Albite lamellae), (KAlSi3O8)
Specular Hematite
Specularite (Fe2O3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (Corundum, Al2O3) in Zoisite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline (potassium feldspar)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)