Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
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Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Gabbro
Gabbro (Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 and CaAl2Si2O8
Jasper or Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Tumbled sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Rose quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), pink variety
Tumbled blue glassy mineral, possibly sodalite or blue aventurine
Identification uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) or blue-dyed quartz/slag-like material
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Quartz-rich pegmatite (possibly quartz–feldspar rock)
Granite pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and minor mica/iron staining
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-rich Quartzite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Banded Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Biotite Schist
Schist (Biotite-dominated)
Red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Granite
Granite (compositionally: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Pegmatite (Granitic)
Granite Pegmatite
Granite (including Pegmatite variants)
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Muscovite mica)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (NaCl)
Pegmatitic granite
Coarse-grained granitic rock, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered granite (feldspathic, iron-stained granite)
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, and minor mica/amphibole. Exact identification is uncertain from a single photograph.
Sodalite Syenite
Sodalite-bearing Syenite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Red Sandstone (Siltstone Pebble)
Arenite / Siltstone with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Native Copper in Basalt
Cuprum (with Host Basalt)
Polished mahogany obsidian
Volcanic glass, primarily rhyolitic composition (SiO₂-rich); mahogany coloration from iron-oxide inclusions
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2 with trace Ti, Fe, or Mn)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely amazonite
Amazonite, a green microcline feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled black tourmaline (likely schorl)
Schorl, sodium–iron tourmaline: NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2