Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (main components: Lazurite, Calcite, Pyrite)
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Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (main components: Lazurite, Calcite, Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Zebra Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) with Carbonaceous Impurities
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
White tumbled stone, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Yellow calcite (rough crystal)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Black Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock; primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Calcite Cluster
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous
Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Likely weathered limestone or marble fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely calcitic marble (CaCO₃), though limestone is also possible
Ruby / Red Corundum
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium trace)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock (mostly CaCO₃)
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock (primarily CaCO₃)
Possible calcite crystal fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), tentative identification
Likely weathered limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Tumbled limestone or calcitic rock
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Metamorphic rock containing lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Likely calcite-rich marble
Calcite (CaCO₃), recrystallized as marble; minor impurities may include mica or quartz
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex metamorphic rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Honey calcite (rough crystal fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃
White quartz-rich stone (possibly marble)
Likely calcite marble (recrystallized CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image
White marble chips
Marble; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Porous limestone (likely coral limestone)
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Weathered limestone pebble
Limestone; predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Polished fossiliferous limestone, likely fossil shell fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly bioclastic/coquina limestone
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Polished white-and-black stone, likely quartzite or marble
Quartz-rich quartzite or calcitic marble; exact identification requires testing
Chalky limestone
Micritic calcite limestone; predominantly CaCO₃
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (aggregate rock primarily composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6], Calcite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mixture including Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (complex silicate)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade/Calcite-heavy)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)