Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Rock (Granite)
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Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Rock (Granite)
Agate and Amethyst (Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz and Crystalline Quartz
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Granite (specifically Pink Granite)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar Granite)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Wonderstone (Sandstone)
Liesegang Banded Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
River Rock (Basalt/Greywacke)
Aphanitic Basalt or Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (silica-rich intrusive igneous rock)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (primarily clay minerals and silt-sized quartz)
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone effect)
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - stained microcrystalline quartz
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Rough Emerald/Green Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace amounts of Chromium or Vanadium
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Aphanitic Igneous Rock)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
River Quartz (Milky and Smoky mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Hag Stone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (often Chert, Flint, or Limestone)
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Porcelain (Kaolin-based)
Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Picture Jasper
Silicified sedimentary or volcanic rock (primarily SiO2)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial colorants
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Druzy Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic glass with vesicular texture)
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)