Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock
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Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock
Ruby (set in a gold pendant)
Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Metamorphic Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
White Marble (Whiskey Stone)
Recrystallized Calcite / Marble (CaCO3)
Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment
Blue-gray limestone or marble fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely calcitic marble (CaCO₃), though limestone is possible
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Optical Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite on Matrix
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within metamorphic matrix
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite (Cleavage Rhomb)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Clear calcite cleavage fragment
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Small pale mineral fragment, likely quartz or calcite
Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Fossiliferous Limestone (Red Marble)
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
White Calcite (Dogtooth Spar or Crystalline Calcite)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Honey Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli (in Matrix)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]S2 (Lazurite as the primary component)
Connemara Marble
Calcitic Marble / Serpentinite composite
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carrara Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Tumbled cream-colored stone, likely calcite or marble
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly recrystallized as marble
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carrara Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
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
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
White tumbled stone, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely weathered limestone or marble fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely calcitic marble (CaCO₃), though limestone is also possible
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly chalky or fossiliferous limestone
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli (Carved)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Ruby / Red Corundum
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium trace)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite (Optical or Clear Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)