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Schist
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Granite
Granite (a common igneous rock)
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
River Rock (Greywacke/Sandstone)
Lithic Wacke
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Gneiss (specifically Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Gossan with Copper Carbonate (Chrysocolla/Malachite)
Ferruginous Oxide (Gossan) with Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)
Chert (Agatized Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina / Limonite-stained Limestone
Sedimentary Limestone with Iron Oxyhydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar ((K,Na)AlSi3O8)
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Quartz crystals
Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Druzy Quartz)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Infilling (e.g., Agate, Quartz, or Zeolite)
Septarian Nodule (Thunder Egg)
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 + CaMg(CO3)2 + SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - primarily Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)
Sandstone (Greywacke/Siltstone variant)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 with diverse mineral inclusions)
Labradorite (likely Black Labradorite or Larvikite)
Labradorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8. If a rock, it is typically anorthosite, gabbro, or norite, or a variety of syenite called Larvikite if it is specifically from Larvik, Norway.
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminium phosphate)
Amazonite
K(AlSi3O8), Microcline (potassium feldspar)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)
Amethyst (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone with Iron Concretion
Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide with Fuscite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Coal (specifically Bituminous or Anthracite)
Organic sedimentary rock; primarily Carbon (C) with varying H, S, O, N
Stardust (Micrometeorite)
Chondrite / Micrometeorite (Extraterrestrial Silicate)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet (Almandine or Spessartine likely)
Garnet Group Minerals (e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar)
(K,Na)AlSi3O8
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)