Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
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Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Spessartine Garnet
Manganese aluminum silicate (Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz with Mica/Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Pyrite in Matrix (Gold-colored Chalcopyrite or Pyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Galena-bearing sulfide ore
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly mixed with pyrite or other sulfides
Likely galena-bearing ore
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly mixed with quartz or other sulfides
White Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tiny amber-colored crystal fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, mica, or a sulfide mineral
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron impurities)
Red Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt Pebble
Aphanitic Igneous Rock
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet (Group Name), Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Mica Schist
Schist (Mica-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Biotite / Black Mica
K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Blue Sapphire (in a faceted jewelry setting)
Corundum (Al2O3) with trace Iron and Titanium
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Unakite Epidote-Granite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein cutting through host rock
Milky and Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Basalt (Weathered River Pebble)
Extrusive Igneous Rock