Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)
Pyrite (or Fool's Gold)
Pyrite (FeS₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Ruby (Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminium oxide with Chromium impurities)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Banded Rock (likely Quartz-rich)
Uncertain, likely a Metamorphic Rock (e.g., Gneiss or Schist) with prominent Quartz and other minerals
Mica (likely Muscovite)
Muscovite / KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper or Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Chert (Jasper/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Amygdaloidal Inclusions
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Quartz-veined Basalt
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)
Chert (Pink Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Goethite and related iron hydroxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Scoria
Scoria (a vesicular basalt or andesite)
Limonite/Goethite on Shale
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often associated with argillaceous rock
River Stone / Pebble
Clastic Sediment (composed largely of Quartz, Feldspar, and various rock fragments)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Jasper Veining
Basaltic Rock with Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Plagioclase Microphenocrysts
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Inclusions
Amygdaloidal Basalt (SiO2 / CaCO3 inclusions)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium iron silicate hydroxide boron silicate); NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Quartz (White or Milky Quartz Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)
Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Chalk
Carbonate rock (mainly CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)